450 Bushmaster Hunting ammo?

[WEATHERBY460]

Does anyone make any good 450 Bushmaster ammo with 250/260 grain bullets? I tried the Remington 260 accutips, they group ok, but are slow (2150 fps). The 250 Hornady FTX shoots 100 FPS faster (2250 fps) then the accutips, but don't group well. 22" ruger barrel.

 

[Deleted member 107796]

I'm doing pretty well out of a Ruger American with 16" barrel with both the Hornady Black and their other ammo, using the 250gn FTX, but reloading for it with the same, using 38.2gn Lil Gun, has been much better.

 

[brcfo_outdoors]

A bit pricier, but if you want speed look at Buffalo Bore.

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=525

 

[Dr. Vette]

Federal Fusion is out now.
Barnes was supposed to make some, but it's months delayed.
I am hoping to try both.

 

[Wolf76]

there's a new interlock load available.

https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/450-bushmaster-245-gr-interlock-american-whitetail

Also

450 Bushmaster 240 Grain Ammo - Bear Creek Ballistics

240 grain ammo for the .450 Bushmaster. Available for bolt action rifles or AR platform or single shot CVA.

bearcreekballistics.com

 

[HappyWarrior]

Depends what you are hunting. The Hornady works fine for soft skinned, BIG stuff it's Buffalo Bore. If you have a 450 BM you really need to handload.

 

[WEATHERBY460]

Im nervous about reloading for it...I know how to do the common rifle calibers, but I think this uses a crimp.

 

[Wolf76]

Im nervous about reloading for it...I know how to do the common rifle calibers, but I think this uses a crimp.

there's nothing special about it. same procedure as any other cartridge - the final step is to use a taper crimp. super easy to do. if you can seat a bullet, you can apply a fairly light crimp.

 

[HappyWarrior]

The 450 BM is no harder to reload than a 9mm. Just RTFI. I've loaded close to 1000 with no issues.

 

[ebby]

I've used Bear Creek for mine. I have the Savage bolt action and it shoots sub MOA with their ammo and its moving 2550 from my 22" barrel. Mine shoots the Hornady factory stuff at 2200 and also about MOA. They have ammo for Bolt and Single shot and also for AR. I reload but haven't tried to reload the 450 since I found this stuff. I killed a 300lb whitetail last year and bullet performed perfectly.

https://bearcreekballistics.com/product/450-bushmaster-240-grain-ammo/

 

[Dr. Vette]

Anyone tried to reload with the 275 Barnes yet?
I wish they weren't so $$ as a component. But, it looks like as loaded ammo it won't be cheap either.

 

[browndcm]

there's nothing special about it. same procedure as any other cartridge - the final step is to use a taper crimp. super easy to do. if you can seat a bullet, you can apply a fairly light crimp.

I crimp all my reloads for hunting
243 up to 375 H&H

 

[basinman]

I get MOA groups with the Hornady Black out of an 18" AR. I haven't tried anything else because these shoot well enough. I sometimes hunt deer in standing water around my home in the Atchafalaya Basin so I need to hammer them as it is very difficult to trail in standing water. These do the job.

 

[browndcm]

I get MOA groups with the Hornady Black out of an 18" AR. I haven't tried anything else because these shoot well enough. I sometimes hunt deer in standing water around my home in the Atchafalaya Basin so I need to hammer them as it is very difficult to trail in standing water. These do the job.

I would use my cz550 in 375 H&H lol
Pull trigger, bang, push, drop dead