Black-Powder Cartridge Target Bullets

Fine-Tuning for Accuracy

- Mike Venturino

These are Mike’s “pet” BPCR Silhouette handloads: a .40-65 with a 425-grain pointed bullet (right) and a .45-70 with a 560-grain Creedmoor bullet (left). Both are from custom Steve Brooks molds.

These are three Black Powder-specific bullet lubricants with which Mike has had considerable experience.

Off-the-shelf and custom bullet designs. All these are .45 caliber: (1) Lyman 457658, 480 grains pointed with three grooves, (2) Steve Brooks custom 500-grain Government RN with five grooves, (3) Redding/SAECO 645 530-grain Creedmoor with a flat tip, (4) Buffalo Arms 458540, 540-grain Creedmoor with four grooves, (5) Buffalo Arms 458565, 565-Government RN with four grooves, (6) Steve Brooks 550-grain Creedmoor with four grooves, (7) RCBS 45-530-RN Creedmoor with three grooves.