Midway has a good selection if you want ready made bullets.

The Lee 90374 405 .457 plain base is very accurate (under 2" @100 with irons) in my 86, cast with just salvaged wheelweights. SPG lube, 3031.

You don't need a 405 to kill deer, the 300 will zip right through any deer.

Hardness is not an issue except for leading. A 45 caliber hole through a deer's lung/heart area will leave a good blood trial and make a quick kill.

Took this Antelope at 90 odd yards last fall with my Whitworth MZ replica.
Load was 90 gr FFG and a .452 cast 482 gr (pure lead) bullet. (would be a serious 45-70 load if it would fit in the case cept' need fatter bullet). Zipped through both lungs, he sat down, fell over and rolled down the hill DOA.

Bad news was the WG&F bioligist said he was the oldest Antelope he had ever seen.


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