bpc cast bullets for fast twist ml

[bob in the woods]

Daryl, with names like "Venom" and  "Black widow" these bullets must be deadly!!!!
Same old story as fishing lures being made to catch fishermen, not fish.
I played around with bullets in my flintlocks years ago. I tried the 50-70 425 grain , but swaged it down and paperpatched it. I worked well, all things considered. I built a .45 cal rifle in a 1 in 18 twist
for long range target shooting and used the Lyman Postel bullet in it. Also used my PP bullets.
However, when it comes to hunting, I stopped fooling around with bullets etc because they were more work..and the round balls worked better anyway. The pointed bullets were the absolute worst performing bullets I have ever had the misfortune to use!  I changed over to the Lyman flat tip cast bullets in my marlin, and that solved the problem. When using my muzzleloaders, I have never seen a decent sized roundball fail on game, and they are my projectile of choice.

[T*O*F]

The pointed bullets were the absolute worst performing bullets I have ever had the misfortune to use!  I changed over to the Lyman flat tip cast bullets in my marlin, and that solved the problem.

If you were using pointed bullets in a lever action Marlin, you are lucky to still be with us with your hands intact.

[bob in the woods]

Sorry...reading my reply, I can see that it is confusing. Too many thoughts going on at once!
The pointed bullets were all used in muzzleloaders or in my Sharps rifle. I always used the Lyman 420 gr flat point in my Marlin.

[Dphariss]

The pointed bullets were the absolute worst performing bullets I have ever had the misfortune to use!  I changed over to the Lyman flat tip cast bullets in my marlin, and that solved the problem.

If you were using pointed bullets in a lever action Marlin, you are lucky to still be with us with your hands intact.

You need to get out more.
ALL Hornady LeveRevolution(R) ammo is pointed.

Dan

[T*O*F]

You need to get out more.
ALL Hornady LeveRevolution(R) ammo is pointed.

It's not a matter of getting out, I just don't care enough to follow all that new stuff anymore.  I had a Marlin and a "94" that I hadn't shot since the mid-80's along with a bunch of other cartridge guns.  Rather than have them sit around gathering dust, I split them up and gave them to my sons.  I kept my Weatherby along with a 7mm mag, 7mm Mauser, and a pair of heavy varmint rifles in 25-06 and 22-250.  They'll probably end up with them too before too long.  Besides, I reloaded everything I shot back then.