Bullet recommendation for Pietta Smith Carbine

[Yakiman]

Can anyone recommend a bullet for the Pietta Smith carbine?

[Eggman]

I use this REAL .515. bullet from Lee. Perfect fit, does not lead the barrel, holds lots of grease.

[Lou Lou Lou]

Moose 515-385 for me. Also has a two groove 515-365

[Maillemaker]

I'm getting decent results with the Eras Gone Smith bullet, with 32 grains 3F Goex. Just about perfectly fills the case. Black hard plastic tubes seem to give better accuracy than the soft rubbery Yore tubes. I suspect it is due to more closely holding the bullet in alignment with the bore.

Steve

[Yakiman]

I have an older Lyman mold - 518145 - but haven't tried it yet. Was also looking at the six cavity Lee mold sold by Lodgewood.

[John Westenberger]

Moose smith/maynard, I tried the Eras gone smith mould, but nothing beats the moose mould!

[george7542]

Noe 401 grain in a Hoyt reline.

[CAGerringer]

I know this is going to sound strange, but I bought this thing because it was cheap and I don't like to spend a great deal of time molding bullets...as important as they are. The Lee .515, 6 cavity gang mold, sized .515 and lubed with Lem's Lube, and 32 grains of 3f Goex with a pinch of Cream of Wheat gives me great results. And I mean amazing. True, I did replace both front and rear sights...but that Pietta barrel keeps putting that Lee bullet in the same place! Over and over.
No one is more surprised than me!
Charlie Gerringer
Old Dominion Dragoons

[Maillemaker]

I know this is going to sound strange, but I bought this thing because it was cheap and I don't like to spend a great deal of time molding bullets...as important as they are. The Lee .515, 6 cavity gang mold, sized .515 and lubed with Lem's Lube, and 32 grains of 3f Goex with a pinch of Cream of Wheat gives me great results. And I mean amazing. True, I did replace both front and rear sights...but that Pietta barrel keeps putting that Lee bullet in the same place! Over and over.
No one is more surprised than me!
Charlie Gerringer
Old Dominion Dragoons

Is this the REAL bullet or something else?

Steve

[sfoster]

I have the Lee Six bullet mold. It is a pointed one lube groove pointed conical, not unlike the ErasGone mold.