What type of cast bullets are you using for handgun hunting?

[northkid]

I am looking for a good hard cast bullet for deer and hog hunting for the 45LC, 454, 460 S&W, 44MAG and .357 MAX. Could ya recommend a couple of effective bullets and a good suppliers of the bullets. From my reading here you don't need to have the cast rounds running at massive FPS.

Thanks
northkid

[BigMuddy]

When I hunt with cast lead bullets I like the LBT styles best. I get mine from LEADHEAD or Cast Performance, but there are several others. Many use and like Montana Bullet Works or Beartooth.

[Cheesehead]

In my 45 lc I have used the traditional cowboy type, round nose flat point 250 grain bullets. Deadly on deer in my experience.
These bullets are common and relatively inexpensive.

Cheese

[Redhawk1]

All of my handguns for hunting are using bullets from Montana Bullet Works.

http://www.montanabulletworks.com/default.php

[Tom W.]

I cast my own unless someone has a style that I'd like to try.....

[Badnews Bob]

I cast my own also using Veral Smith designs mostly with gas checks, I use a 180gr LFNGC in .357 and a 240gr WFNGC in the .44s.
Cast performance makes a good LBT style buillet and I like laser cast also.


In my .357 maximums I use a 180 gr hard cast at 2000FPS useing IMR 4227 AA 1680 will almost duplicate it and you can get it surplus which is much cheaper. (2000FPS is from a rifle barrel)

[Lloyd Smale]

My favorite design for hunting is the keith and the best supplier of keiths is Mount Baldy Bullet Company.

[ccoker]

I am ordering some 250g Keiths for my 44 from Mt Baldy today

thanks for your help via the PMs Lloyd

[John R.]

I just got my order of (500) 250gr. Keith's from Mt. Baldy. They shoot great. I am using them in my new Ruger 44 Special. Man, I like that gun more and more every time I shoot it.

[ccoker]

cool
what powder are you using?

[Lloyd Smale]

say hi to frank when you order! Hes good people!

[ccoker]

well, I hope I get them to shoot well and they prove to be highly allergic to deer and hogs

[blhof]

I've used the LBT, LFNGC in 200gr for deer with both my DW and Contender in 357max with excellent results and great accuracy out to 150yds.

[stubshaft]

LBT - LFNGC 275gr .454 in my Casull.  Never was able to recover a bullet, and in 41 kills it never took a 2nd shot.

[Tiapan64]

370 grain HC Gas check from cast performance with 41 grains of lil gun powdering it;s butt for my 500 Mag puts them pigs down quick!

[Castaway]

I use Lee's 255 grain RNFP and have never been disappointed.  If I had a Keith mould I'd use that but have never felt at a disadvantage using the Lee design.  With a 0.320" meplat it gives a lot of splat on the deer or hog.  Granted, it doesn't have the cutting edge of a Keith bullet but does a good job when it hits something warm and hairy.

[454Puma]

I use LEE Cast bullets SWC mostly LBT style for 45LC,454Casull!

[northkid]

Thanks for all the good information on the cast bullets, I have never shot them out of my TC and been looking at using cast for hunting VS jacketed bullet that you need to run faster to expand.

Thanks

[GradyL41]

when I had a .454 -- used Lees 310 wfngc --shot well and great impact in testing did not keep the gun long enough to take anything with it