Next are the bullets that make these old guns speak:
Left to right, we have the old Lyman 410 grain flat nose hunting bullet, a 480 grain Saeco short range match bullet, the RCBS .45-500 BPS 500 grain spitzer, the old Lyman 500 grain Government round nose (as originally loaded for the Trapdoor), the 535 grain NEI tapered bullet, the 540 grain Jones Creedmoor, and finally the 550 grain Hoch. All are cast 20:1 lead/tin, lubed with either SPG or my own homemade lube, and fired as cast (unsized). A loaded .45 ACP 230 grain round nose is shown for comparison.