Will someone sell me a few .460 bullets for testing?

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I have a Marlin 1895 microgroove .45-70. I want to shoot cast bullets from it. The bore is .458, and with cast lead .458's, I get a keyholed bullet 30% of the time when I shoot it...plus I suppose the accuracy may not be top notch.

Prior to ordering a large number of bullets, I wondered if someone might have a few .460 sized bullets I could try from my gun to see if that size will work for me? I thought about paper patching the (hundreds) of .458" I have, but I suspect the bullets are too big to attempt this.
 
it could be hardness some guns dont like bullets too soft or too hard i hear the microgroove dose not do to well unless fit and hardness is just right i dont know why they made the microgroove i guess for a gimmic
 
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I have used jacketed bullets without issue for years but recently wanted cast. I was trying to work up a load with 400 grain cast bullets. I had a load of 14 grains of Unique that should be around 1200 fps...lots of bullet tumbling with a .458 bullet size (not a problem though I guess, the bullets were a gift)
 
Send me a PM in a couple days and I'll send you some.

You could trade someone or melt the ones that don't work. Since most people go .001" larger with cast at a minimum I don't know why they sell .458" but I have bought them that size too before casting.
 
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