•••lyman 454424 or rcbs 45-255 or rcbs 45-270-sa•••?

[the Black Spot]

Looking into getting one of these molds. Will be shooting out of a uberti 4.75" sa.
Anyone of these bullets considered to be more accurate than the other?
Any thoughts appreciated

 

[Charlie98]

Check your rifling twist. The 270's won't stabilize with slow rifling at handgun speeds.

 

[cheygriz]

I've always had excellent results with the Lyman.

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I would look at a custom mold
Like accurate mold and have one that drops at the right size

 

[mdi]

Except for the heavy one, you prolly won't be able to tell the difference. I think the first two will depend on the mold manufacturer rather than the bullet, choose which mold you prefer. Not sure about a 270 gr. bullet for the 45 Colt, but I haven't tried one. I use a lot of RNFP bullets like the Lyman 452664 in my 45 Colt SA clone...

 

[the Black Spot]

Does anyone know if the lyman 454424 wil be heavier than 260 gr with 1:20 alloy?
My uberti shoots low with 250 gr bullets even at slower speeds. (Yeah, i could file the sights I guess)

 

[the Black Spot]

Well i scored a 454424 at a good price. So i'll see how that works

 

[PapaG]

My favorite is the RCBS 45-255KT. Only one deer so far but it's the only one I've shot at. Through and through. Wheelweights and alox, .452, Ruger 4 3/4".

 

[35 Whelen]

For hunting, hands down the 45-270SAA. The single most accurate bullet in my Uberti 45 Colt-







For some reason I just get so-so accuracy with bullets from my 454424 mould. I have an RCBS 45-255KT mould and bullets from it are quite accurate, but it's an "in between" mould to me; too heavt for plinking and pharting around, But lighter than I want for hunting.

By the way, I recently begand sizing my .45 caliber bullets .454" and leading has almost completely gone away.

35W

 

[PapaG]

The later 454424 moulds departed from Elmers original design regarding equal width driving bands and deep square lube groove. My original works fine in two Blackhawks, a 625, a 1911, and a Uberti. Too long for my ROA with conversion cylinder.

 

[cheygriz]

I wish the old premium Hensley and Gibbs 8 and 10 cavity molds were still available.