I am looking to start casting for the .454 Casull. I will likely start out with the simple Lee 300grn but I am looking for suggestions on a 350grn mold with GC. Any suggestions on brand and sources? Should I alloy my lead any specific way? I am mostly sitting on wheel weights but I have some extra hard shot I can use to harden the WW further. Whatever I cast I want to push them right to max so I am guessing a quality lube will be necessary. Any insights are appreciated, I am still new to this...
Any pointers for casting .454/.460?
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With the Casuall you want as hard as you can get. I have used SPG ,RCBS and LYMAN orange magic. They all seem to work well. Also using the Lee bullet. Bullet was the only problem I had. If you can find Linotype and add to ww it works well 40/60.
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Super Redhawk is my beast.
I picked up a SRH Toklat myself. I have only run Hornady through it so far. I figure their loads must be watered down because I have heard the Rugers are brutal for recoil and I didn't find it bad at all. If I can get my bullet situation squared away I can load it right to max and punish myself all I want...
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As for lube, I have completely given up on traditional wax based cast lubes in favor of powder coat.....particularly if you "want to push them right to max"
I cast and shoot max 460 Mag lead loads. I use primarily Water Quinched direct from the mold Wheel Weights with 1/2 lb of tin for a 20 lb pot of COWW. BHN is around 22-24 when I’m done.
I tumble Lube with 45/45/10 then again after installing Hornady gas checks.
I use the well regarded Lee C452-300-rf mold and sized to .452 when installing the gas checks.
I get fantastic accuracy and zero leading out of my S&W V460. I’ve only shot it out to 10 yds but I can repeatedly get all 5 bullet holes touching.
454 Casul is the same pressures so I’d expect the same process would work for you.
I tumble Lube with 45/45/10 then again after installing Hornady gas checks.
I use the well regarded Lee C452-300-rf mold and sized to .452 when installing the gas checks.
I get fantastic accuracy and zero leading out of my S&W V460. I’ve only shot it out to 10 yds but I can repeatedly get all 5 bullet holes touching.
454 Casul is the same pressures so I’d expect the same process would work for you.
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Pick your favourite mold & weight, preferably not a single or double cavity. Try to improve your BNH hardness level by whatever method you can achieve.
Always powder coat your bullets. Emerald Coatings "tool blue" PC used correctly will vastly improve the hardness of your underlying alloy.
Always powder coat your bullets. Emerald Coatings "tool blue" PC used correctly will vastly improve the hardness of your underlying alloy.
