Calling Conical Casters

Conicalman · January 22, 2009, 06:34 PM

Looking for anyone that casts thier own conicals for thier Smokepoles !

What weight do you guys shoot , & what style , also what type or brand of lube do you all use ?

Do you make your own or Buy it ?

Thanks Conicalman

long rider · January 22, 2009, 06:55 PM

Hey pard, i make my owen lube,
crisco n beeswax, nothing but the best.

Raider2000 · January 22, 2009, 07:15 PM

I make a few different conicals:

320gr. .512 Lee R.E.A.L. Bullet
220gr. .456 Lee Conical for my Pietta NMA Revolver w/ 5.5" barrel.
200gr. .450 Lee Conical for 2 of my other .44 cal. C&B Revolvers.
405gr. .459 Lyman RNFP for my 45-70.
200gr. .429 Lyman RNFP for my grandad's .44-40 Colt.

My lube for all is a 50/50 mix of Bees Wax & Crisco, pan lubed.

rem870hunter · January 22, 2009, 07:20 PM

50 cal 250 and 320 grain REAL, lubalux (sp) i think. bought the lead ingots still have some around. casted our own many years ago.

Arquebus · January 23, 2009, 08:49 AM

.32 caliber 200gn conical, .45 caliber 475gn conical, .56 caliber 550gn Minie, & .58 caliber 612gn Minie. Lube all of them with SPG bullet lube.

**4V50 Gary** · January 23, 2009, 09:28 AM

SPG.

Hawg · January 23, 2009, 09:57 AM

The only conicals I cast now are .58 minie balls. One is a 460 gr. and the other is a 478 gr. I do cast 200 gr. bullets I shoot bp with in my 44-40's. I lube everything with beeswax and crisco including the smokeless stuff. I've got some 50. cal molds but upgraded to a .54 with round balls so I don't use them anymore.

rjsixgun · January 23, 2009, 10:35 AM

I cast 58 Caliber 520 grain Minies and I make my own lube.....Beeswax/Crisco.

45Marlin carbine · January 23, 2009, 11:14 AM

I cast slugs from Lee molds for my '58 Rem and ROA.
I also cast REAL slugs for my .50 cal.
I use a 60-40 beeswax /lanolin mix melted and stirred as lube for all. I dip the warmed up slugs in the liquid mix and set on pie tin to cool. it works out fine.

Jeff · January 23, 2009, 01:38 PM

I cast the Lyman Plains Bullet for my .54. It weighs about 460 grains from pure lead. I lube it with SPG. Over 120 grains of FFg in my old T/C Hawken, it approaches 1500 fps. Pretty darn deadly hunting load.

HOGGHEAD · January 23, 2009, 02:07 PM

I cast a 525 grain 50 caliber conical from the RCBS adjustable HotchKiss mold. These bulets are devastating. I had a good friend that replaced a bunch of church windows, and he gave me several buckets of the lead trim they use for stain glassed windows. It is suppose to be a very high grade of pure lead. i do not know that for a fact, but it is what he said. I renamed the lead to "Holy Lead". So now I have "Holy Lead Conicals". How can you beat that. I have religious bullets.

In my MK-85 I load 120 grains of 3F BlackPowder. This load is brutal on the shoulder. I do not recommend this load to anybody. However this load is devastating on deer and elk. The elk just go sick when you put one of these in his boiler room.

This may also sound silly, but in my MK-85 I load them dry.

I am going to work up a new load with this bullet in my new Knight LRH. I want to make it a slip fit style so I will be sizing and lubing these bullets, however I have not decided on a lube yet. This is a summer project. Tom.

January 22, 2009, 06:34 PM	#1
Conicalman Junior member Join Date: January 17, 2009 Location: In the Woods Posts: 17	Calling Conical Casters Looking for anyone that casts thier own conicals for thier Smokepoles ! What weight do you guys shoot , & what style , also what type or brand of lube do you all use ? Do you make your own or Buy it ? Thanks Conicalman

January 22, 2009, 06:55 PM	#2
long rider Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2008 Posts: 669	Hey pard, i make my owen lube, crisco n beeswax, nothing but the best. __________________ Sod Buster Tried To Pull On Willson.

January 22, 2009, 07:20 PM	#4
rem870hunter Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2007 Location: N.J. and trying to decide what state to move to. Posts: 973	50 cal 250 and 320 grain REAL, lubalux (sp) i think. bought the lead ingots still have some around. casted our own many years ago. __________________ BEAR Bows,Remington shotguns,Marlin rifles

January 23, 2009, 08:49 AM	#5
Arquebus Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2008 Location: Inland NW Posts: 116	.32 caliber 200gn conical, .45 caliber 475gn conical, .56 caliber 550gn Minie, & .58 caliber 612gn Minie. Lube all of them with SPG bullet lube. __________________ "For a man, be he ever so much resolved to do his duty as a parent, can't be flogging his children all day....." The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (William Thackeray).

January 23, 2009, 09:28 AM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	SPG. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 22, 2009, 07:15 PM	#3
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	I make a few different conicals: 320gr. .512 Lee R.E.A.L. Bullet 220gr. .456 Lee Conical for my Pietta NMA Revolver w/ 5.5" barrel. 200gr. .450 Lee Conical for 2 of my other .44 cal. C&B Revolvers. 405gr. .459 Lyman RNFP for my 45-70. 200gr. .429 Lyman RNFP for my grandad's .44-40 Colt. My lube for all is a 50/50 mix of Bees Wax & Crisco, pan lubed.

January 23, 2009, 09:57 AM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	The only conicals I cast now are .58 minie balls. One is a 460 gr. and the other is a 478 gr. I do cast 200 gr. bullets I shoot bp with in my 44-40's. I lube everything with beeswax and crisco including the smokeless stuff. I've got some 50. cal molds but upgraded to a .54 with round balls so I don't use them anymore.

January 23, 2009, 10:35 AM	#8
rjsixgun Member Join Date: October 9, 2008 Posts: 40	I cast 58 Caliber 520 grain Minies and I make my own lube.....Beeswax/Crisco.

January 23, 2009, 11:14 AM	#9
45Marlin carbine Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: South-Western North Carolina Posts: 1,124	I cast slugs from Lee molds for my '58 Rem and ROA. I also cast REAL slugs for my .50 cal. I use a 60-40 beeswax /lanolin mix melted and stirred as lube for all. I dip the warmed up slugs in the liquid mix and set on pie tin to cool. it works out fine.

January 23, 2009, 01:38 PM	#10
Jeff Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 63	I cast the Lyman Plains Bullet for my .54. It weighs about 460 grains from pure lead. I lube it with SPG. Over 120 grains of FFg in my old T/C Hawken, it approaches 1500 fps. Pretty darn deadly hunting load. __________________ God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world.

January 23, 2009, 02:07 PM	#11
HOGGHEAD Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 2008 Location: Rivesville, WV Posts: 637	Cast I cast a 525 grain 50 caliber conical from the RCBS adjustable HotchKiss mold. These bulets are devastating. I had a good friend that replaced a bunch of church windows, and he gave me several buckets of the lead trim they use for stain glassed windows. It is suppose to be a very high grade of pure lead. i do not know that for a fact, but it is what he said. I renamed the lead to "Holy Lead". So now I have "Holy Lead Conicals". How can you beat that. I have religious bullets. In my MK-85 I load 120 grains of 3F BlackPowder. This load is brutal on the shoulder. I do not recommend this load to anybody. However this load is devastating on deer and elk. The elk just go sick when you put one of these in his boiler room. This may also sound silly, but in my MK-85 I load them dry. I am going to work up a new load with this bullet in my new Knight LRH. I want to make it a slip fit style so I will be sizing and lubing these bullets, however I have not decided on a lube yet. This is a summer project. Tom.