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Accurate makes this 400 grain 480 Ruger mold. I wanted to try a KISS solution,this is a bevel base bullet. Easy to cast and load. Makes for a nice 470 NE plinker @ 2100 fps. I do get slight "antimony wash" but no real leading.

And another,fun alternative is a S&S shotgun with slugs. I shoot lots of Round Balls out of a 20 gauge Merkel. I convert trap ammo by substituting shot with a RB. Light, fun, easy and economical. Hits plates @ 25 m.

I went to verify 400 grn regulation with iron sights yesterday. 400 grainers start to cross at 50 m, trajectory happens to be pretty good with the 50 m blade there. Also 75 m plates can be hit with the 50 m blade. Both barrels here, a 50 m target. (The high group is a 75 m blade test, fired at...

That's what I do,hunt deer too. A Mihec 400 grn PB cast bullet @ 75 meters as of today. Right barrel. Left barrel shoots 3-4" to the right @ 75 m. A 325 Lee interestingly shoots about the same. I practise 470 with timer quite a bit. Shoulderings,doubles... Two frying pans last for a week ...

Hornadys biggest mistake was how they named these bullets. DGX is NOT a solid, yet even these test shooters are testing DGX as a solid in the video posted above. No wonder DGX failed as a solid. Here are my 375 DGS "SOLIDS", they do have a steel jacket on lead so not monolithic solids but...

FWIW I found out what caused my "concussion" -feel. I went shooting today and decided to practise with the scope & timer. I noticed right away that my new baseball cap brim gets hit by the huge Leupold eyepiece,especially when I am reaching for the scope on the bench like I did the other day...

This is how I do it,too. I can not understand buying a nice rifle, then zero it "and put it away"... hell no, these are hobby guns as well,guns like to be fired. You need to handle all guns a lot to become familiar with them. Light loads are much better than a gun in a safe, a gun that becomes...

It was just a temporary feeling, two shots from a bench. My stiff neck,shoulders and bad muffler fit were the reason. I tried to be clear. That 500 S&W was just an example of an insane load. Nobody can shoot that. I did not mean to become an example of recoil damage here. I alone shoot and...

Getting personal,huh? I must write bad english. It was my neck and shoulders / bad muffler fit that gave me problems last week. I tried to point that out but obviously failed. I said it was not recoil. You do not know me or my abilities so please cut that. Predicting bad health and wimpy...

Such a good thread,thanks OP and everyone else. I got mild "concussion-like" symptoms from shooting my 470 NE Merkel 140 AE from bench with the scope on. Both full 500 and milder 400 grn loads. I use the scope for load development. First time problems last week,I've had the gun for seven...

They are "Petander" -brand, I cast my own practise bullets. In this case I cheat, my light practise load is 400 grains @ 1900 fps, it regulates like the real 500 Woodleigh @ 2150 fps load up to 75 m. This particular bullet mold is by Accurate and the blue is "Carolina blue" , powder coating...

CH4D trim die makes mine 3.235" when the die is slightly overcammed in the press. Has worked for Merkel -a tad longer plunks,too.

Timed practise is fun and useful with these close range rifles. The second shot may take longer than we think... or shouldering in the first place. Half a second is a long time for an animal to move. I do practise standing with open sights up to 75 m where my Merkel furthest blade is. I shoot...

My MP mold drops .3775" with wheel weights. When I powder coat them twice, they are .383" and can not be pushed in fired cases by hand. Some careful flaring and they can be seated with a press, then I crimp the flare off so they chamber. I got bored with waiting for sizers and expanders (I...

Bumping an old thread. I have a nice 2350 fps / 275 grain practise load for 375 H&H. I use Vihtavuori N140 minimum jacketed starting load for now. I just got a mold from MP-molds and it's working great. 75 m accuracy is approaching 30 mm with unsorted bullets straight from the mold. No leading...