Just curious. For me it is 0.357 extreme 145g Bullet by Nosler so far, though it is hard to come by.
What big bore ammo do you go through the most?
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i dont plink with a big bore its strictly for business ... i prolly got 50 60 rounds through it ..
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I love to shoot my .457 Texan, but I cast my own bullets. I shoot into a trap, then recast the used bullets into new ones.
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I also cast power coat size and shoot into a large bullet trap at my 125 yard range. I shoot mostly accurate molds 625 boat tail spire point .513 and noe molds .513 450 grain gas check. All powder coated and then sized to .510. The weights will pure lead are 650 grain and b.c. of .5 for the accurate molds. And the noe pure lead are 460 grains with b.c of .250. I went through 300 lbs of pure lead casting for my Texan last year. For me its worth shooting into a bullet trap and recycling the lead. The powder coat never comes off the slug even when shot into steel. My bullet trap is a large front end loader bucket weighs at least 1000 lbs covered with mine belting to staple target to. The angle on the bucket is perfect for stopping lead slugs 1\2 thick steel.
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My .457 300 gn fp slugs and NOA 290 gn hp in my 45 Challenger pup.
My .457 175 gn fp slugs and Field Supply 166 gn fp in my 45 Bully
My .402 280 gn fp slugs and Mr Hollowpoints .402 280 gn hp in my 40 cal Badger
I shoot most every day. Waiting for spring so I can dig up the side of my backstop hill to collect some lead. Between my kids, our friends and myself, we have shot most every day for the last 20 years we have live here. With all the reloading and target practicing we do and the air rifle lead, I can’t imagine how many pounds there must be.
My .457 175 gn fp slugs and Field Supply 166 gn fp in my 45 Bully
My .402 280 gn fp slugs and Mr Hollowpoints .402 280 gn hp in my 40 cal Badger
I shoot most every day. Waiting for spring so I can dig up the side of my backstop hill to collect some lead. Between my kids, our friends and myself, we have shot most every day for the last 20 years we have live here. With all the reloading and target practicing we do and the air rifle lead, I can’t imagine how many pounds there must be.
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That is a toss up between the NSA .357 142 grain slugs and the multiple brands of .30 caliber slugs and pellets. Though, I don't really consider the .30 calibers a big bore.
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Since I mostly work on pesting groundhogs, the ammo I use the most is the Predator Polymag .357 out of my Bulldogs. I'll give the JSB Hades a try when they are in stock in .357cal. I also use NSA 110gr for raccoon hunting/pesting, but I'm looking to switch to Griffin slugs because the NSA rounds just don't expand the same as they do in smaller calibers.
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Diabolo pellets and slugs. Both in various brands, weights, and calibers. I like how NSA hollow-point dish-base slugs perform out of a couple of guns.
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nsa 388gr .510 for the hammer, until NOE comes up with a HP mold close to it.
i cast my own 318gr for my dragon claw
and several others in .357 and .30
i cast my own 318gr for my dragon claw
and several others in .357 and .30
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My own cast bullets. 242, 294 hp, 308, 324, 372, and 145 gr ball.
Nicely illustrated, thanks for taking the time!
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