Bullet Barn Hardcast for Hunting?

[baldtop]

Any body here ever hunt with Bullet Barn hard cast rifle bullets? If so, did they hold together? Expand OK? Penetration?

 

[mr.e moose]

I have used Bullet Barn hard cast 350 grain in my 45-70 and if you do your part it is going down.

 

[ryan]

Won't be any expansion to speak of, but penetration will be better than most copper jacketed.

 

[Northman999]

I got a bunch of cast bullets (some from bullet barn and some not) from a fellow who told me he shot a large grizzly with a Bullet Barn 300 grain hard cast bullet from his .45 Colt leve action rifle, at about 40 yards, and the bear went down permanently with one shot. Apparently slightly quartering away, shot through the boiler and into the off-side shoulder. Bullet did not exit, but was deep into the smashed off-side shoulder.

My father shot his last two moose with hard cast 340 grain bullets from his 45-70. Expansion was minimal, but penetration was tremendous.

I've got loaded ammo in .454 Casull, 45-70 and 9.3 x 62 all waiting to take game; so personally, I think you're fine hunting with hard cast...

 

[baldtop]

That's encouraging. Thanks guys. How fast are you driving them. I would be loading for 375 H&H.

 

[jethunter]

There are several variables that effect how fast you can push a cast bullet before you get leading. Generally speaking you should be able to get close to 2000 fps cleanly with a gas checked cast bullet. Sometimes when all the stars align you can get well over 2000 fps.

 

[baldtop]

1900 fps should be enough.