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Offline Double 30

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T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« on: February 17, 2007, 06:22:14 AM »
Anyone try these? How was accuracy? Absolute whopper of a bullet,seems like it would stop most anything...
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Re: T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2007, 05:14:04 PM »
Double 30

Have not shot the 400, have shot 460's and they are great... See my post reply to TMP47

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/smf/index.php/topic,112055.0.html

These really are the bullets to shoot if you are going to shoot conicals....
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Re: T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2007, 05:30:27 AM »
The Big Shots are not a conical bullet.  They are .475" Hornady XTP's in a sabot.  You can get them in 325 grain and 400 grain loads.  I also wonder about them.  I bought a bunch of 10 packs at Bass Pro, 11 packages, for $3.00 each, on clearance from $10 regular price.  I thought that they might be some bad medicine for baited bear hunting or some close range boar hunting.  I thought that maybe the .475" XTP's were designed for the .475 Linebaugh, so they should be good killers at ML velocity?  Anyone know for sure?  They look like they would be killers on both ends of the gun.   ;D
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Re: T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2007, 03:36:22 PM »
Quote from: Double 30 on February 17, 2007, 06:22:14 AM
Anyone try these? How was accuracy? Absolute whopper of a bullet,seems like it would stop most anything...

You need to try these. http://bullshop.gunloads.com

pure lead, good bullet, and a good price.
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Re: T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2007, 03:47:22 PM »
Better try them out and buy all the stock - should you like them.

The bullet has been discontinued by T/C for a while now.
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Re: T/C Big Shots 400 grain
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2007, 09:15:59 AM »
Bought a 45 /70  340 grain mold from lee and cast some for the omega and they shoot great.I put them through a .451 sizer and used mmp black sabot's.I also tried the mmp orange sabot without resizing , but the sized ones worked just a little better to my surprise.I shot 3 today and got a 5/8" group at 60 yds using 105 gr. pyrodex rs. Lee has heavier 45/70's that would probably work just as well.I also have an older cva kodiak and they shoot great in that also with 95 to 100 gr. pyrodex rs . I haven't tried heivier loads in the T/C yet,this summer I will put the target out to 100 + yds. and give them a try,to much snow right now.I was going to buy a swaging outfit to make the size bullets I wanted but no need to now as these work so well.I can even alter the hardness just a little also.I  made most out of pure lead but made a few out of wheel weights and they went through the sizer ok and shot just as good, but I sure wouldn't want them any harder than that,and certainly no need to be as that is to hard for what I want to use for hunting.I am thinking pure lead with just a little wheel weight added will work fine for what I want.I will do some testing with the phone book routine this summer to see how they expand etc.
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