Hot rodding the Lyman Plains Bullet

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Ok so maybe its not really a huge hot rodding improvement but it was neat to try and see how well it works. After all, a soft lead projectile turns real nasty when a hollow point is introduced right?

TC Maxi Shok kit I bought off ebay last week came in and so I loaded up the rifle and seated one.

#1 thing I noticed right away is that the tip bites in deep and as you remove the ramrod, it tends to take the bullet up the bore until it catches some rifling or a tight spot and then falls off. This certainly is something you'd want to do at home and carry them preformed rather than formed in the field. I just seated the projectile with the rifles ramrod and everything was A-ok. I plan on finding a drop tube that I can put the bullet into, form it and then put it into my bullet packaging.

For the first test I used the Arrow Tip as it forms a nice sharp tipped hollow point that's not large enough to cause the bullet to grenade during impact. Next up I will use the Dot tip as its very shallow and round, most likely best suited for hunting. The cross tip I feel will not be very useful as its very blunt and would be pure hell trying to drive it into the nose of the bullet. The star tip looks just like a phillips head screw driver, very narrow at the point and widens greatly at the base.

The brass attachment jags are just a few thousands under bore size so they really help center that tip into the center of the projectile. I also used a bore guide as extra insurance.

Now the real test? Filling up a ton of water jugs and shooting into them and HOPEFULLY recovering them. To cold for that, so this will do for now.
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That is crazy! I never knew anything like that existed. How did you make sure it was centered? I can't wait to see your results.
 
The loading jag fits the bore extremely snug. Plus i use a bore guide for extra insurance.
 
Jon awesome. I have the same kit but never even attempted to use it. I have it to my older brother lol.
I hope it warms up for you ;) as I look forward to the results. Any terminal ballistic tests planned?
Like gelatine or wet phone books?
 
I plan on lining up 10 or 12 One gallon jugs of water and seeing the difference in expansion compared to the flat point.
 
I know where there is a Whole Row of these Old Kits Hanging in a Sport Store, I just looked at them again a Week or So ago, They are 20 Bucks
 
Yep I got mine for $18 on ebay after making an offer. It would make for a great test Lewis.
 
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