Maynard bullets

[wormey]

I`m new at Maynards, so somebody tell me, what bullet do you guys shoot? I have a .515 lyman and a 515 lee. Will either one shoot well in my newly acquired maynard carbine? Thanks for the help. :?:

[RangerFrog]

Wormey,

I've been shooting a Romano 1st Model Maynard for about 6 months now. The only bullet I have ever had for it is the old Ideal 515139, but pan lubed with Emmert's lube and on 20.5g +/- of FFFg GOEX in reduced capacity brass cases, it shoots so well I don't want to mess with it. Green

Froggie

[RaiderANV]

Yeah,,,,,what the slimy green guy above ^^^^ said only I use 21 grains of 3F Goex. Kinda hard to beat the Lyman 515139.

I have found that Romano's bullet he designed shoots purdy good also. But mine ain't broke usin' the Lyman so it up for change.

Lube is 50/50 Beewax/Crisco

[Tom Magno, 9269V]

I have shot the Lyman 518145, a 360 grain RNFPBB bullet with very good success. I now shoot the Owsiak bullet, practically identical to the Lyman, but it comes in a 6-gang Lee mould which is super fast at cranking out bullets! 24 grains 3F, and it will shoot.

[Fortitudine]

Anyone still selling the 6 gang .50 molds? Bill O. said he wasn't interested in investing in them currently.
Thanks!!

[Mike McDaniel]

I'm shooting a Romano .50cal 1st Model. The Romano bullet in front of 30 grains works well.

[RaiderANV]

Anyone still selling the 6 gang .50 molds? Bill O. said he wasn't interested in investing in them currently.
Thanks!!

Lee wants him to buy 100 molds at a time to have them made now so it's not that he doesn't want to invest in them,,,,,,he just doesn't want them still in his retirment fund :roll:

You'd think Lee would change their ways in the economic times.

[Scott Kurki, 12475]

Ah yes, that 6 gang Lee mould from Lodgewood sure is nice. Thanks P.J. I love that thing. I don't know what bullet the mould casts, if it is Lee's design or someone elses, but it sure does shoot well in my Maynard with only 18 grns of xxx GOEX.

[RaiderANV]

Ah yes, that 6 gang Lee mould from Lodgewood sure is nice. Thanks P.J. I love that thing. I don't know what bullet the mould casts, if it is Lee's design or someone elses, but it sure does shoot well in my Maynard with only 18 grns of xxx GOEX.

Bill Osbourne had it made up. Purdy shor' it's just the Lyman 515139

Couldah swore I told ya 21 grains :? If'n it ain't broke......

[Kenneth L. Walters]

The best results in a Maynard that I've found are with Greg Edington's 52 Wilkinson bullet. Works beautifully!

[RaiderANV]

The best results in a Maynard that I've found are with Greg Edington's 52 Wilkinson bullet. Works beautifully!

Was there anything left to it after ya sized it down. :?

[Kenneth L. Walters]

No sizing required.

[mwmoore10261]

I, like many others shoot the 515139 Lyman Maynard/Smith bullet. I also use a 50/50 crisco/beeswax lube. I size my bullets but it is only to remove excess lube. I think you will prefer the Lyman mold. I use Rapine mold prep and the bullets almost jump out of the mold when the handles are opened.
Michael Moore, St Mary's Light Infantry, 10261

[RangerFrog]

The Emmert's Lube I mention is (in my version at least) about 50% Beeswax and 40% Crisco with the other 10% Anhydrous Lanolin to make it sticky. You can adjust the %-ages of BW and C to get the hardness needed for different times of year/temperatures. I just keep a coffee can full to melt and pour into my Dollar Tree brownie tin around however many bullets I need (or can place in the pan!) that day. I bought a custom cut Lyman sizing die in the "proper" diameter from S&S but have yet to use it since the pan lubed bullets seem to shoot well as cast. Green

BTW, when you are ordering all the neat stuff to load your Maynard cases (brass) don't forget to get the special shell holder (S&S has it, for instance) that you will need. They don't carry that size at Wal*Mart!! :roll:

Froggie