Snakeoil
Well-Known Member
I don't muzzle load my bullets. The new bullet I just started shooting is a tapered design. It's an Accurate Molds copy of the 632 Saeco, made to my specs since my bore is oversize. This is the bullet I mentioned in 2 posts above. I opened up the Lyman sizing die to 0.326 and the results have been excellent. If you go to my .32-40 New Adventure thread, you'll see the results in painful detail.
Regarding beveled base bullets, I'm not convinced that they work well for precision rifle work. I shot them for years in pistols because they were a requirement for use in a progressive press. Plus, shooting action pistol events is hardly ever much over 25 yds and most is under 10 yds. Even Bill Wilson only guaranteed his Accu-comp 1911's to shoot 2 inches at 50 yds. Anyway, I think a beveled base bullet invites gas cutting where a plain base with a nice sharp edge tends to seal better. Might be total hogwash, but pretty much everyone at Wilton has little use for beveled base bullets. I have quite a few commercially made bevel based bullets in several calibers that I probably should sell as I'll never use them.
Regarding beveled base bullets, I'm not convinced that they work well for precision rifle work. I shot them for years in pistols because they were a requirement for use in a progressive press. Plus, shooting action pistol events is hardly ever much over 25 yds and most is under 10 yds. Even Bill Wilson only guaranteed his Accu-comp 1911's to shoot 2 inches at 50 yds. Anyway, I think a beveled base bullet invites gas cutting where a plain base with a nice sharp edge tends to seal better. Might be total hogwash, but pretty much everyone at Wilton has little use for beveled base bullets. I have quite a few commercially made bevel based bullets in several calibers that I probably should sell as I'll never use them.