Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Muzzleloaders BULLETS FOR 1-48 TWIST.

How much for 20 of those from you?

Oh I no longer cast them, they ate up my lead way to fast.

My favorite pure lead conical was the Lee REAL bullet. There are two weights and they shot really well in my TC Renegade. The REAL bullets are much easier to load that the TC Maxi balls or Maxi hunters. The narrow edges on the bullets also work well in cleaning the fouling from the previous shot.

Just remember that Maxi-HUNTERS are soft lead and probably not the best bullet for elk or other bigger critters. Here is what T/C says about them:

The Maxi-Hunter bullet provides superb accuracy and easy loading, with the added benefit of maximum expansion on deer-sized game.

"Maximum expansion" is not exactly what I am looking for in a big game bullet

Maxiball?

i'd still use the maxi hunter, its a ligher weight 275-320gr conical but it doesnt have near the hollow point that a powerbelt does. I'd trust it more.

Yes, maxiballs are tougher and if accurate in your gun IMO are pretty good elk medicine. Deer with maxihunts, probably, but not elk

However, I got tired of the mess of lube in the channels on both and if they got left in a hot car would be partially melted.

I scored a cache of 385 gr. buffalo bullets they are a HB HP design and shoot very well from my t/c 1-48" One of them put the hurt on an antelope a few years back. worked very well. I have had good accuracy from Maxiballs as well but Ihave never shot them at game. I have a mold for those around here somewhere...

I have not tried the 460 gr. No excuses in my Hawken but They work good in my Knight rifles 1-28"

T/C Named the bullets :
350gr - MaxiHunter
370gr - MaxiBall

With 90grs of powder I've never seen where it melted the base of the bullets that I dug out of an animal. I don't use a wad.

Ken

Maxi-balls come in 320 and 370 (50 cal) and Maxi-hunters come in 350 gr. Maxihunters have the dimple in the front to enhance expansion.

In the past, I have heard that Maxi-hunters were pure lead and Maxi-balls were a lead alloy but can not find a source that confirms that, so not sure if it true or not.

That said, the cost of these bullets has skyrocketed in the last few years, so that makes them less appealing

If you don't want to cast, try the Hornady FPBs. They shoot fine in a 1-48 twist and cost less than the TC bullets from what I've seen. 350 and 300gr are available.
I know they get criticized a lot, but some years ago my son took two nice Virginia bucks with 295gr HP copper Powerbelts in less than a week, using my .50 Renegade. Both were pass-thoughs on lung shots and neither went more than 20 yards. Nice exit holes too. Used either 80 or 90gr FF 777.

Will a 1-48 twist stabilize a 460gr bullet?

It worked great in the 1:48 twist rifles i've shot 440+ grain conicals in. The Lee .500 s&w drops at 454 grain with pure lead and using a lubed wad, holy mother those suckers were stupid accurate at 100 yards out of the 1:48 twist.

60-70gr powder charge?

70 & 80gr pyrodex rs

Sounds like a elk monster for sure.