Sir Spruce,

Take note of a reduced load using Unique with 500-grainer, should do well with your 485-grainer.
Here is a snapshot of a fortune cookie 45lc youtube video
with my comments "Painted" upon it, taken from the words of FC45LC:

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That pointy bullet is an N.O.E. slick/HTC 500-grainer that has been PC-painted.


In another video, FC45LC fired a grease-grooved cast 500-ish-grain bullet in a SAAMI .458 WM.
5 shots were grease-lubed naked lead and sized to 0.458" and key-holed into a turkey-choke shotgun pattern at 50 yards.
5 shots were PC-painted plus grease-lubed and sized to same 0.458" yet formed a 5-shot group slightly bigger than one inch at 50 yards.
Powder charge was same, about 50 grains of AA-2200, no filler, IIRC, and chrono velocities circa 1700 fps for both groups.
Short-COL seating was same for both.

I bet if fortune cookie 45LC had sized all the bullets to 0.461", both batches would have done better.


Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente
NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary
.458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory
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