When I bought mine, I knew I was going to have to hand load for it, but consoled myself that Incould use the excellent 200gr Hornady flat point bullets.
I then found that they had been discontinued, and Steve Hornady,who was at the Game Fair, told me their was no hope of them being re-introduced.
I ordered some 200gr Flextip, but they never arrived. Perhaps that was fortunate as I have since heard that they tend to stick under the magazine follower in 1886 rifles.
I asked a friend who was going to Australia to try to buy some 200gr Woodleigh flat points. He couldn’t find any but did find an old box of Hornady flats points. Result!
A friend with a lathe has flat pointed a supply of 210gr Partition, and I recently acquired an NEI custom gang mould for FP GC 220gr bullets.
All I need now is a suitable non-toxic bullet for when our lead ban on live quarry comes in. I assume casting bismuth bullets would be a non-starter?
Last edited by Parabola; 11/12/25 01:42 PM.
