Hey guys, I built an ar style 450B once it became legal to hunt with in Michigan. I now have built many 450s for myself and for friends. Ever since getting into the 450 round I have been stalking these pages, and learning quite a bit. I finally decided to join and have some fun.
Just to give a little bit of background, I’ve been shooting pretty much everything for pretty much my entire life. I would consider myself a relatively experienced shooter Who has been bitten by the 450 bug. I have been re-loading for about 10 years now In calibers including 300blk, .223/5.56, 9mm, .38 special, .308 win, etc... and I feel like I have come up with a few loads that do pretty darn good in the 450B. I am still experimenting, always trying to find a better load. I am by no means a professional and I am always looking to learn and to try to become better. This seems to be by far the most informational and community helping forum I have come across.
So long story short, One of my buddies who hunts with a muzzleloader gave me a box of Lehigh 265gr controlled fracturing .452 diameter muzzleloader bullets. I scoured the load data and I couldn’t find any examples of this bullet being loaded into 450 B. I’m curious if anybody has tried this specific bullet, and if so what was the load and what were the results. My favorite powder to use is LilGun, And I had my most consistent groups with CCI small rifle magnum primers, although I’ve had good success with the non-magnum primers as well. I would love to get feedback from anybody who has loaded this bullet, or any suggestions in general would be extremely helpful thank you!