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Offline Steeltrap

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Re: Purposely load a double ball
« Reply #50 on: December 10, 2025, 04:30:45 PM »
Need a heavier weight projectile. Use a conical (no plastic sabot please!!) or "bullet".  Here's my .54 Cal shooting a (hollow base) Minie' over 100gr 2F at 100 yards.

I expand the base of the Minie' so they "hold" when loaded in the barrel. The results on whitetail are what you think they are.

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Re: Purposely load a double ball
« Reply #51 on: December 10, 2025, 07:28:46 PM »
My .45 with 60"ROT shot into 2" at 50 yds with the 200gr. Lee R.E.A.L. bullet using 70gr. 2F.
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Re: Purposely load a double ball
« Reply #52 on: December 10, 2025, 10:10:02 PM »
Quote from: Daryl on December 10, 2025, 07:28:46 PM
My .45 with 60"ROT shot into 2" at 50 yds with the 200gr. Lee R.E.A.L. bullet using 70gr. 2F.

I tried the Lee Real's in my 45 using various charges of 2F and 3F.  IIRC the best group was somewhere around 6" at 50 yards.

What really made the difference was switching lube type. And Mineral Oil for lube was the best.
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Re: Purposely load a double ball
« Reply #53 on: December 11, 2025, 01:06:34 AM »
Interesting. I used Lyman's "Black Powder Gold".
Seems to me I also tried my BW/Vaseline with equal success, also with around 70gr. 2F.(might have been 80gr.)
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