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ShawnT said:idahoron said:If anyone needs to find out how hard some bullets or lead is send me a couple and I will test it. Bullets are the best size but I can test about any size.
I shoot Lee 500 S&W bullets Paper Patched and sized to .501 after that they are ready to shoot. I take pure virgin lead and add lead shot to it until it is about 6 to 7 BHN or to be exact .035 on my hardness tester. I have developed this hardness after years of shooting targets and game. I used to shoot Hornady 410 gr great plains bullets. I got wind that they were going to be removed from production and bought 30 boxes. After buying those I decided with the stash I would now work on a replacement. So I ended up with the Paper Patched bullets. Now I have a couple hundred pounds of pure lead and 1000 sheets of Paper and I am set for a life time supply of bullets. I don't have to wait in line for bullets. I have a couple thousand caps and I am worried about that.
The Lee 500 S&W bullets are the best game bullets I have ever shot. Ron
Ron,
Is this the same bullet you refer to?
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/266944 ... -gas-check
I seem to remember seeing one of your posts about paper patching but don't remember the bullet. If it is like the one from the mould above, that is fairly close to what I have in mind. I would rather get it smooth sided and closer to 350gn though. I'm not sure I really have a great reason for the "smooth sided" verses the lube groove type but it is just what I have shot and have in mind for Sabots. As for the hollow point.. Not sure that matters or if that shallow HP really helps that much with expansion but then again some of the Speer's I shoot have shallow Hp's too. I just might Pm you one day soon and see if you can test one of these Knights for me.
Thanks,
Yes that is my bullet. I also have the 45 cal version. The 50 cal shoots awesome. For a 1-28 twist this bullets is like a freight train. They are unstoppable. I had over 200 rounds of those Knights that I just gave away with the rifle. Anytime you want a hardness testing done let me know. Ron