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I wonder if they could be made in aluminum, and just have a solid head without upsetting the regulation too much ?. The aluminumheads could ofcouse have a hole drilled from the base to take even more weight from them.
The perfect head would ofcouse the make them in the alloys they originally were swaged in.

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Holland did use aluminum for their caps but they were hollow also to achieve the proper weight. Wood was also tried and those caps were solid.
It will be interesting to see, going forward, how Westley will solve the manufacturing problems of this projectile. Will they copy per exact detail the original or cut corners and use modern materials but maintain weight and overall configuration. They may conceive a totally different but similar projectile. I am sure they won't need to use the extra "accelerant" used by LT and copied by Holland to get the velocity/pressure right.

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When is SCI Reno General ?, best, Mike

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The nose-cone of that LT bullet isn't very difficult to manufacture, about the same as a typical sweater or cape button. With the right machine and tooling they can be spit out by the thousands.
They would be quite 'classy' in brass alloy.


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The nose-cone of that LT bullet isn't very difficult to manufacture, about the same as a typical sweater or cape button. With the right machine and tooling they can be spit out by the thousands.
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Evidence suggests the nose-cones were spun. Normally this is done over a mandrel, I think in this case they used an concave recess cut to the outside dimensions of the finished cap? The tool would push the sheet brass disk into this form die in such a way that the cap was conformed to the inside of the die. A rabit was then cut into inside of the base of the cone to thin the brass and create a depth control to recieve the top-hat brass base. Some sort of ejection system would push out the finished cap?

The top-hat brass base was stamped out. This was inserted into the rabit on the cone and the base of the cone was then rolled over (crimped) the top-hat, locking it in place. At this point, or somewhere else along the way the nose-cap was annealed, probabally to a dead-soft condition. The lead cup was then swedged over the top-hat? In disection of original LT capped bullets, it seems there was some sort of spotty bond (cold) between the lead and the brass alloy front.

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I always picture some old machine or press pushed back into a corner of a warehouse or basement in England and about every two or three years some guy saying " That old thing? I don't really know, I think it makes some sort of widgit or some such thing. Should just throw it out."

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Original performance claimed by Westley Richards IMO is highly suspect. I say this b/c with modern game laws, the slug gun is necessary in many regions. If the LT's viable at 2-300 yard it seems someone would be punching out something similar in the correct diameter to run thru the plethora of rifled slug guns out there today. I know of no-one claiming even 200 yard slugs for deer size game.

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I wonder what the trajectory looks like for the WR magnum explora @ 300yards. My guess it would require a miracel to hit anything beyond 200 yards in unknown terrain .

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Original performance claimed by Westley Richards IMO is highly suspect. I say this b/c with modern game laws, the slug gun is necessary in many regions. If the LT's viable at 2-300 yard it seems someone would be punching out something similar in the correct diameter to run thru the plethora of rifled slug guns out there today. I know of no-one claiming even 200 yard slugs for deer size game.

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I am surprised you have come to that conclusion since you now shoot your gun at 100yds with an aerodynamically inefficient slug. 200yds isn't that hard to believe, at all, over open sites and 1500fps. Handgun silhouette is shot to 200yds over open sites at similar velocities. 300 yds is certainly a challenge for both gun and shooter.
Why create such a projectile and system to launch it if there was no real performance improvement to be gained?
Holland certainly spent a lot of time and effort after 1904 to try and equal the Westley rifled choke systems.

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Original performance claimed by Westley Richards IMO is highly suspect. I say this b/c with modern game laws, the slug gun is necessary in many regions. If the LT's viable at 2-300 yard it seems someone would be punching out something similar in the correct diameter to run thru the plethora of rifled slug guns out there today. I know of no-one claiming even 200 yard slugs for deer size game.

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I wonder what the trajectory looks like for the WR magnum explora @ 300yards. My guess it would require a miracel to hit anything beyond 200 yards in unknown terrain .

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The initial concept of the rifled choke or paradox gun was versatility. Leslie Taylor's capped bullets gave the user the ability/possibility to hit targets beyond 150yds. Taking risky shots and leaving wounded game was not unusual in the times these guns were used. Would a 400/350NE be any easier to use for 300yds open site shots? The difficulty is in judging distance.

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Just finished the Paradox book, Vol 1 and no one in it seriously entertains shots past 125 yards, pref under 100, Holland, Westley et al, best, Mike

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Me too have also finished the book.

As H&H stated the paradox was made for jobs under 100 yards, and were not to compete with their .577Express.

Looking foreward to the last volume .

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The nose-cone of that LT bullet isn't very difficult to manufacture, about the same as a typical sweater or cape button. With the right machine and tooling they can be spit out by the thousands.
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Evidence suggests the nose-cones were spun. Normally this is done over a mandrel, I think in this case they used an concave recess cut to the outside dimensions of the finished cap? The tool would push the sheet brass disk into this form die in such a way that the cap was conformed to the inside of the die. A rabit was then cut into inside of the base of the cone to thin the brass and create a depth control to recieve the top-hat brass base. Some sort of ejection system would push out the finished cap?

The top-hat brass base was stamped out. This was inserted into the rabit on the cone and the base of the cone was then rolled over (crimped) the top-hat, locking it in place. At this point, or somewhere else along the way the nose-cap was annealed, probabally to a dead-soft condition. The lead cup was then swedged over the top-hat? In disection of original LT capped bullets, it seems there was some sort of spotty bond (cold) between the lead and the brass alloy front.

Original performance claimed by Westley Richards IMO is highly suspect. I say this b/c with modern game laws, the slug gun is necessary in many regions. If the LT's viable at 2-300 yard it seems someone would be punching out something similar in the correct diameter to run thru the plethora of rifled slug guns out there today. I know of no-one claiming even 200 yard slugs for deer size game.

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I'd like to see the evidence, and I very much doubt that they were made on a spinning lathe.
There's plenty of room for me to adjust my perspective on this, and I've spent most of my life running metalworking machines and tooling - modern and antique.

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I would expect an even wall thickness for the entire cone, yet the originals tend to have thinner noses.

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That was intentional so the nose turns in on itself on impact.

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That was intentional so the nose turns in on itself on impact.

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Could you please footnote that fact with the source of the information? Thx

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I am surprised you have come to that conclusion since you now shoot your gun at 100yds with an aerodynamically inefficient slug. 200yds isn't that hard to believe, at all, over open sites and 1500fps. Handgun silhouette is shot to 200yds over open sites at similar velocities. 300 yds is certainly a challenge for both gun and shooter.
Why create such a projectile and system to launch it if there was no real performance improvement to be gained?
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Tinker,

Let me restate that. I was told, by THE guy who makes LT copies, that the cone was spun. In looking at sectioned caps, and knowing how a cymbal is made, seems logical to me. The original LT caps to tend to have concentric lines like something was revolving during the manufacturing process. My friend a machinist likes to turn the cones out of bar stock. Just does not seem right to me. If they were lathe turned from bar stock, I would expect an even wall thickness for the entire cone, yet the originals tend to have thinner noses.

PM me with your information and I will send you an original Super Mag Explora round to dissect.

Thanks for the response, am not a machinist, so how exactly would you do it?



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Gatsby,

I think you are missing my point, if you are saying the LT must be launched from a paradox/explora choked gun, then fine. BUT if you are saying the LT projectile can be launched with a 1:30"ish twist and hit at 300 yards with enough retained velocity and energy to effectively kill game, I'm sorry, but just not with you. Again, here is my reasoning, 1. game laws promote bore slug hunting. 2. we have scopes now, not just with crosshairs, but all kinds of deluxe ballistic calculators and even built in rangefinders. 3. any ammunition mfg. who comes up with a 300 yrd accurate slug gets all the business-period!

Are the manufacturers that dumb? I know they promote stupid products all the time, but are they too stupid to explore something that has been around for 105 years? Maybe, but how much $$ are you willing to wager on that?

There are two things I can think of that would reassure me that the LT's are the real deal.
1. give me some to test.
2. tell me they cost 8-10X more to make than say a brenneke.

Yes my Evans works at 100yrds, but I pull out my scoped Browning BPS with Hastings rifled bbl every year, fire a single Brenneke gold thru the "X" at 100 yrds, and go hunting. In this case, the modern can duplicate (better) the antique...

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I am surprised you have come to that conclusion since you now shoot your gun at 100yds with an aerodynamically inefficient slug. 200yds isn't that hard to believe, at all, over open sites and 1500fps. Handgun silhouette is shot to 200yds over open sites at similar velocities. 300 yds is certainly a challenge for both gun and shooter.
Why create such a projectile and system to launch it if there was no real performance improvement to be gained?
Holland certainly spent a lot of time and effort after 1904 to try and equal the Westley rifled choke systems.

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I believe the Westley ( and other) literature from the time period. Just a couple of years back many thought the velocities advertised for the Super Magnum were inflated. We have found a way to reproduce them. I don't have a bc for the LT capped bullet but running several models on my ballistic program would indicate the energy at 300yds to be between 800 to 1100ftlbs (as much or more than a .44mag at 50yds). What .735 slug weighing 730gr with a pointed tip traveling at 1500fps is made today? The LT capped bullet extended the range of the paradox style gun which seemed to be limited from 100 to 150yds. Westley stated the ultimate limit for their guns and ammunition was 300yds, puffing or fact?
I would just about guarantee the capped bullets to cost many more times than a slug.
As to testing; I do have a small collection of LT bullets and also 2 pristine Westley Super Mags.
If you are willing to reimburse me the cost of the LT's, I'll send some downrange.
If we buy into your comparison between the Evans and the BPS then no one should ever buy a double rifle as a scoped bolt gun will always be more accurate.

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