Lyman 525

[sharp shooter]

What is everybody's recipes with these? I recommend these to everybody who tinkers, hunts and plinks.

I tried my first batch with pretty much pure lead as far as I know. Melted some Hummison #2 shot I had laying around since we can't hunt waterfowl with lead anymore. I used Remington hulls, Claybuster 12S3 equivalent wads, a 1/16" 16 ga shotcard in base of wad, wax in base of slug leveled and cut flush with base of slug, too many grains of Hogdon Long Shot to publish here. I tried Federal Gold Medal hulls too and didn't really notice enough difference.

Where a mouth guard when shooting this. It shoots awesome though. I shot it out of a Hastings rifled barrel with iron sites. First 3 shots at 30 were touching. 3 touching at 60 (same POI as 30). same POI at 100 yards. I then rolled a propane tank out to 130 yards, POI dropping after 100. I would feel very confident shooting game to 100 yards with this slug and it costs a fraction of the price as premium saboted slugs.

 

[Auggie Doggie]

Shot isn't pure lead. It is hardened with arsenic and other goodies to help prevent deformation when launched.

Auggie D.

 

[sharp shooter]

Okay. Weight was over 500gr

 

[BattleRife]

I have tried a number of experiments with slugs that were cast from a 2-cavity mould that is a direct knock-off of the Lyman. Different wads, felt and cardboard underslug disks, filling the base cavity, all sorts of powders. It shoots about 3" at 50m, pretty much regardless. I can't keep the wad from deforming around the slugs, so it probably isn't separating cleanly.

 

[sharp shooter]

I noticed most of my pedals were torn off but it still shot great. Could be the Hastings barrel?

 

[coreyd]

I love these slugs. I have always run 25 grains of Herco behind mine in old AA hulls. I can group 5 of these into a 5-6" group at 50 yards with only a bead sight on the end of the barrel. I don't do anything extra such as wax or trimming of the wad. Straight up primer, powder, wad, slug & crimp for me. I was fortunate to go buy the last 20 some odd bags of real WAA12-F114 wads from Epps when I found out they had been discontinued.

 

[460mag]

Glad to see your results. I want to purchase a Lyman mold to experiment with. Where did you purchase the mold? What kind of crimp are you using?I have tried the Lee 1oz. slug with numerous wad/crimp/hull configurations without success in a Browning A-bolt.

 

[coreyd]

I got my first one from a member at one of my clubs. He's getting up in age so we made a deal that I would cast for him in exchange for the mold and his lead. My second one I bought on the EE here years ago. If I was ordering one for myself I would call Epps first, and if they don't have it I would order from Natchez in the USA.

Edit: I use a standard crimp from my MEC.

 

[buckbrush]

you can buy a 2 cavity brass mould of the Lyman design from Miha in Slovakia. Mine is wonderful.

 

[460mag]

Thanks for the info guys. I am definitely going to get one. My goal is to make a full bore (12g) load for Black Bear at 25-50yds. I prefer the full flat nose .729" slug over the sabot sub caliber bullets.

 

[bertn]

you can buy a 2 cavity brass mould of the Lyman design from Miha in Slovakia. Mine is wonderful.

Found it, mp-moulds(dot)com thx for posting this.
Did not know this manufacturer. Mould looks nice, a bit more money than the lyman single cavity but then you can go quite a bit faster.

 

[BattleRife]

you can buy a 2 cavity brass mould of the Lyman design from Miha in Slovakia. Mine is wonderful.

Mine also is from MP Molds. Yes you can go faster with the two cavities, and it is a very nice mould, but like I say mine doesn't shoot quite like I was hoping, at least so far.

 

[sharp shooter]

Just shot some more this weekend. They shoot amazing. No more buying $5 slugs!!!!