New bullet

[Distant Thunder]

I would bet that a good number of the .45 caliber shooters out there today are using a bullet that is just a touch long for their 18-twist rifles. Some many want a 540 or 550 grain bullet. I did for years and never knew it.

This is even easier to do with a Shiloh .44 caliber because of the 19-twist they use. A 17-twist in a .44 seems to be a good place to be. I had an 18-twist .44-100 ST at one time and it shot pretty well with the correct length bullet. I don't recall the length but it was around 485 grains. I have the mold around here somewhere, it's a greaser. I also have a .44 Government GG mold that's really cool. Both are Brooks molds. I think that Gov't bullet would shoot really well in my .44-77 if I ever wanted to run a greaser, but I don't.

Don, I happen to have a bunch of Starline .45 2.6" brass that has been sized to .44-100 ST if you would be interested. It's used but not much. Probably 200 or so cases. I doubt I will ever have another .44-100 ST to use them in.