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Post by kaytod on Apr 12, 2012 22:11:52 GMT -5
Yep, It can be a screamer.
I found a SSS bisley with factory 4 5/8" barrel as well as this pretty nice fellow in south Texas with some classy front sights that fit them.
It fit's nicely on the hip when doing chores around the farm.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 13, 2012 6:15:44 GMT -5
Hmm, I may need you to send me a few UNSIZED samples so I can see if'n my sixguns show the same good results yours do? I bet them bullets of yours would really buck and roar out of a carbine or even a 327 Ruger or Buckeye.....
Here lately, I am really interested in a Ruger 327 on thier Stainless DA......
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Post by kaytod on Apr 13, 2012 7:23:29 GMT -5
Fermin,
No problem, I have your address already.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 13, 2012 8:27:10 GMT -5
Now you guys have me thinking about 130 - 140 grain slugs for my 32 H&R. Never shot anything higher than 115 but am intrigued by these heavies. They sound accurate and hard-hitting. Todd - tell us more about your 475. That's a wicked looking bullet. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 13, 2012 8:27:25 GMT -5
COOL BEANS!!
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Post by kaytod on Apr 13, 2012 10:00:15 GMT -5
The 475 bullet is an experiment in aiding a WFN type bullet be ballistically stable at distance. It is a 335 grain bullet that is shallow in the case giving more room for powder, satisfying the desire for speed for some. The initial range test was giving 4 inch groups at 200 out of a scpoed Freedom 83. Not bad for something with a 77% meplat. I'll get some good pictures up here in a while. Until then here is the .359-180 BRXLMNGC ( xtra long, bore riding, medium nose, gas check.) It is intended to give the 38 spl the same OAL as a 357 so you can use 357 load data in 38 cases. As a 357 it works with full size guns and will FILL the cylinder. Nose length is .445 ( checked the print) It really looks BAAAD in the 356 GNR  |
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Post by kaytod on Apr 13, 2012 10:22:22 GMT -5
Here is a brief compilation of bullets. L to R 357 Mag case with .359-180 The .412-270 grain LFNGC bullet The .359-180 grain BRXLMNGC bullet The prototype 32 bullet .312-135 grain FNGC  |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 13, 2012 13:08:21 GMT -5
Most of my 32s like a .313" or .3135 bullet. Let me know what yours drop at.Thanks.
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Post by kaytod on Apr 13, 2012 21:15:36 GMT -5
The 120 is dropping out at .313 with alloy that is a bit rich in Linotype. The 135 grain mold drops out at .314
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Post by Guhn on Apr 15, 2012 8:34:44 GMT -5
I am with you Lee, that .475 is hard to take your eyes off of. I fell in love with Todd's drawings before the bullet ever came out of a mould. I carry a round in my pocket just so I can look at it when ever I feel the urge. It is a mean SoB over, for the most part, a full case of H110. The surprise, for me, is how pleasant it is to shoot. Recoil is not nearly as bad as I expected. I have always shot heavies out my .475. This bullet turns my .475 into a gun/cartridge combo that, recoils more like my five shot .45 but is moving out faster and hits harder. Would be nice in a .480 I imagine.  |
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Post by groo on Apr 22, 2012 14:20:32 GMT -5
Groo here
ME LIKE the 475 FIST
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Post by kaytod on Apr 25, 2012 18:14:37 GMT -5
Groo, Glad you like the "fist". I've been refering to it as the "Warthog" bullet. ( If you don't mind I'll steal that moniker "FIST" bullet ) It's ugly, even with the lights out! However it does work. James Gates is a friend of mine, and sent me some bullets he made to use in the 1894 Marlin. His endeavor was for flawless feeding. However, I found they did two things. One shot well at distance. They didn't walk off target like the WFN's can do at times. Plus when driven hard, the meplat is "re-enforced" by the "shoulder angle" that they didn't shear nor loose any bullet weight. What they did do is rivet thereby increasing the meplat after impact essentially turning it into an expanding solid. Since then I've tried to take this principal and meld it with a couple other concepts and the result is the 475 you see pictured above and as in the same picture as the original 44-265 grain design. They aren't very sexy, but the things do chop a hole! Much like a wadcutter on steroids. If you notice the.513-300 OWC has the same principal but in a short nose design lightweight bullet. L to R: .475-335gn "Fist"/"Warthog" 44-265 unfired; 44-265 impact velocity of 1120; 44-265 impact velocity of 1500; 44-265 impact velocity of 1700 fps.  Same as above but R to L.  |
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 25, 2012 20:16:07 GMT -5
Todd...would you happen to have a photo of your 615 gr .510? -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by kaytod on Apr 26, 2012 6:43:09 GMT -5
Lee, Here is the 50 AK mold. I'll be firing up the pot this weekend. Included in the picture is the .401-200 LMNGC in a 38-40, and RCBS .458-405 GC   |
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 26, 2012 7:55:43 GMT -5
Good looking bullet Todd. I may want to try those in my 50 Alaskan once it's done. Thanks for the photos. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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