Nov 6, 2013 · Let's be clear about things: a 5-8 BHN alloy is soft, a 12-15BHN is hard, a 18-22BHN is type metal and WAY harder than you need for any reasonable handgun--and, if you …

Jan 2, 2021 · I noticed there are different hardness on cast bullets by different makers. What would be a good hardness for a 45 colt 250 to 280 gr. Bullet for whitetail ny deer, within 50yrds?

Dec 15, 2024 · You can elevate it to 5.5gr of W-231 for "woods walkers". Bullets should be BHN 12 to match chamber pressure and prevent lead fouling in the bore. These loads are crazy …

May 15, 2020 · I have tested several different Hornady lead bullets with my Saeco bullet hardness tester. I found the 45 cal 255gr "cowboy" bullets are BHN 10, as are the 38 cal 148gr LHBWCs …

May 29, 2019 · • BHN= 9 Big Lube Bullets; Desperado Bullets • BHN=12 Missouri Bullets • BHN=13 Bear Creek Supply • BHN=14 Gallant Bullets • BHN=16 Acme, Badman, Bayou, …

Feb 17, 2014 · Just started using Missouri Bullet Co's cast bullets for 357 mag and 44 mag. I bought 18 BHN bullets (.358 and .430 dia). These were described as being for "magnum …

Jan 2, 2021 · BHN 15 is way too hard for a 45 Colt unless you want to load to "Ruger Only" pressures. The formula for bullet hardness (BHN) is chamber pressure divided by 1400. …

The swaging process works very well with soft alloys in the BHN 10~14 range but is not well suited for harder alloys. Both Speer and Hornady produce high quality swaged lead bullets, …

Oct 15, 2021 · I would be interested in learning how coating a lead bullet would affect the BHN number. For example I have some old Speer LSWC-HP's that I coated and used the same …

Dec 17, 2018 · 18 BHN should be good for 48,000 PSI according to the article at the link below. Lyman #2 (15 BHN) should be good for all but the hottest loads, and then heat treated #2 will …