395gr Lyman Plains bullet test

[MountainDevil54]

Not bad at all!! 50 yards today with my Traditions St.Louis Hawken .50cal shooting a Lyman 395gr conical over 80gr Alliant Black MZ. They load very nice! Snug at the top loading band and then go right down with a little resistance. No swabbing was needed to sustain accuracy, which is great for hunting in case you need another shot or 2. First 3 shots then a total of 5. Next up, I will run it out to 100 yards and see how low she shoots.I'm about to guess around 6" low. Also, check out that smashed up bullet I recovered from the tires!

[Jeeper]

I use the 450 Grain Lyman Plains bullet in my .54 TC Renegade. I have the mold. Green Mtn conical twist barrel. Awesome bullet!  My elk two yeas ago just folded and dropped!

[hunter399]

Those tires your shooting look brand new.

[MountainDevil54]

they are.

But 17 years old and full of cracks and  therefore could not be used.

[MountainDevil54]

exact same load but I used the larger 4 1/2" red bullseye to aim at. Without a doubt this is a guaranteed accurate load! First shot I swabbed the bore completely clean, and as it shows, its aprox 1 1/2" higher then the follow 2 shots on a dirty bore. I can handle that during hunting season!

This 3 shot - 100 yard group measures 1 3/4" There is no possible way I could hope to shrink this down! I'm using a german silver front sight and a traditional lyman great plains rifle rear sight. Pretty "primitive" but I see them super clear and have had no trouble in the past with them. If anything, I will have to drift the rear sight over a touch to the left to bring the group more towards the center.

Traditions St.Louis Hawken .50cal, 28" barrel, 1:48 twist, 80gr Alliant Black MZ, 395gr Lyman Plains bullets @ 100 yards.

This group measures 1 3/4" center  to center.