.452 Hardcast

[QuarterHorse]

So I've had an order in with Beartooth Bullets for about 6 weeks now and heard nothing other than I know they took CC info. I understand they're bus etc... but I haven't received an email or anything about my order.

Montana Bullet Works doesn't do CC and is check/MO only which I suppose I could do, but, I'm just looking for the ease of it.

Who else can I look to for quality 300+ gr WNFP or Keith style bullets in a timely fashion?

I don't want this to be a bitch thread, just wanting some info so I can get working on some hand loads for a couple of new toys.

Thanks all

[NoSecondBest]

I personally like Montana Bullet Works but if it's a problem, try LaserCast bullets. They are very uniform and consistent. Better than most of the other brands I've tried. They usually have what you want ready to ship.

[QuarterHorse]

Lasercast doesn't have anything in the weight I'm after but thanks for the heads up. I Kay try them for my 255 rnfp setup sometime.

[Forrest68]

You could give rim rock bullets a try, I havent used them yet, but have heard good things and they say they have everything in stock.

[Mike / Tx]

You might also try Cast Performance. They were the ones I started out with on my 454. They are great bullets, but I was shooting enough of them that it only made sense to start pouring my own.

If you want to try that route, the Lee 452-300RF is a great bullet. I use it almost exclusively in my 454 now. I size and install the GC's with the Lee .452 sizing die and use a tumble lube referred to as Recluse Lube or 45/45/10. It is simply the Lee Alox with Johnson's Paste wax added and a touch of Mineral Spirits. I have run the bullets cast from straight wheel weight alloy and lubed with this to 1700+fps. I don't do it on a regular basis bvut did just to find my top end on that particular load. Trust me, this is MY top end not the loads.

As for the commercial bullets you might also look at Carolina Cast Bullets, Dardas, Missouri, and Hunters. SInce I started pouring my own I haven't messed with any of them but Missouri and I picked up bullets for my rifles from them.

Hope this helps.

[QuarterHorse]

Thanks guys I will do some calling.

[boondocker385]

I have bought 357 and 45 acp from rimrock. Good service and quick delivery

[black mamba]

Quarterhorse, I placed an order with BTB on 5/23, so a good deal more than 6 weeks ago. I emailed them last week and they said they were doing May/June orders now, so it shouldn't be too much longer. So even if they come this week, it will have been at least 3 months from the order date. Hope they are worth the wait!

[QuarterHorse]

Thanks for your experience. I just checked and my order was 7/9 however I didn't get a follow up email from anyone, just a little frustrating.

Thanks again for your experience.

[57K]

You might also want to see if Missouri Bullet Company or S & S Casting has something to your liking. Both provide excellent products and are a bit more predictable in delivery times.

[gwpercle]

Might be time to consider purchasing a bullet mould. Not having to depend on a supplier for what you need is a good thing.

[WESHOOT2]

Beartooth

Cast Performance

Penn Bullets

[rclark]

I like Rimrock Bullets

[rodfac]

Try Missouri Bullet Co, I've had good response from them, in 9mm, .40 S&W, .357, .45 ACP, and .45 Colt. Great people to do business with, and superb accuracy from their products. Sub-2" gps at 25 yds in my accurized .45's and .357's. Rod

[Voyager2011]

Falcon Bullets (www.falconbullets.com). Sample size, bulk size and good prices. Ships in less than a week.

[Ruger45LC]

Beartooth will get your bullets out to you, I ordered some back in April I think, or maybe May, and I just got them earlier this month. I had ordered some 300gr LFNGC for the .45 Colt and .45 Super.

[dahermit]

Might be time to consider purchasing a bullet mould. Not having to depend on a supplier for what you need is a good thing.

I have said the same thing for years. However, it seems that lead alloy is much less common these days and that situation is only likely to get worse. The Heyday of casting seems to be coming to the end and I am not very happy about it.

[Mike / Tx]

I have said the same thing for years. However, it seems that lead alloy is much less common these days and that situation is only likely to get worse. The Heyday of casting seems to be coming to the end and I am not very happy about it.

Well lets say that the hey day of picking up free lead is coming to an end pretty quick anyway.

A couple of years back when I finally dove into it with both feet, I found that in my area there are a LOT of casters. Most of whom are retired and / or have had their tire shops staked out for quite a while. Trying to get anything out from under them was impossible. Some shops had several who they catered to and some only had one who kept up with the weights on an almost daily basis.

I lucked out and found some a friend had stashed away for big fishing weights and scored a couple of buckets to get me started. After that though I just made up my mind to stock up on what I could when I could. I purchased plenty from several on different sites. I now have enough that even my grandkids will likely have some when they get in their prime.

What I found was that the 1/3/96 or the 2/2/96 was great for almost anything I was pouring so I stocked up on it as often as I could. Figuring about a dollar a pound delivered to my front porch, and what it would cost me in fuel running around all the time trying to just find a couple of pounds it was a bargain for me. Having a known alloy that I could easily blend into what ever I needed and easily repeat the exact same thing when I needed more was great.

In fact I was just contacted by one of my folks last week about picking up some more and I jumped on it like a duck on a junebug. That will let me blend up another 200+ pounds each of two different alloys, which should get me through the next year or more of shooting and hunting. Now that I have dialed in the alloy I need for my HP's for all of my revolvers and my 1911, I can shoot up the range lead for practice rounds and save the good stuff for hunting.

Hard to argue with HP's that reliably expand and look as good as most factory HP's,

[dahermit]

Well lets say that the hey day of picking up free lead is coming to an end pretty quick anyway.

Even sneaking round at night in parking lots with wheel-weight pliers is not a lurcrative as it used to be...damn zinc wheel weights.