1860 question

[tjiann]

I'm not sure what bullets this dialog is referring to. I know the Lyman Spencer bullets I am casting cycle well in this gun and the flat area does not touch the primer. I have ordered an Accurate bullet mold, but that is just to get one that will potentially cast and shoot better.

[toppkatt]

"I'm not sure what bullets this dialog is referring to."

RE:

Thanks, Ron, for echoing safety concern:

The drawing meplat is approx .180", but seems closer as-cast to .200".  Others that do not rub are around .250" - .280". 

Again, that bullet was produced specifically for single loading during stability testing.  It has cycled and shot well. Whatever might be rationalized, the narrow nose rubbed dry marker black off my test round primers. 

Why practice something that can only be done wrong once.

By the way, Accurate's "Catalog" includes numbers sold, but the numbers of some have been understated. 

Smiles.
El Supremo/Kevin Tinny

My thoughts are the bullet discussed here by El Supremo, which is apparently an Accurate mold bullet, might, by his discussion here, create an unsafe condition. If the flat nose on your bullets are 0.250" or larger AND the flat area of the bullet is large enough that when feeding through the Spencer the tip CAN'T come in contact with the primer, you're golden.

As I said, it's not the bullet we were using and I haven't tried it so 'I don't have a dog in this fight'. I haven't seen these in person. I can only surmise based upon what has been written herein.

Improving functionality and terminal ballistics is a laudable goal as long as safety practiced. That's my ONLY concern.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding his written post as quoted above? 

I'll leave you to experimenting and comment no further on this topic.