Heavy Cast Bullets in 9mm

This is a video of a Hi Point 995, 9mm carbine firing 158 grain cast bullets. The bullet is a Lee .358-158 RF, tumble lubed and sized to .356-inch. Primers are Tula and the powder is NM-04 which is a Russian or Chinese (I forget which) copy of Dupont PB. If you don't have any PB, Green Dot works fine too. This is cheap shooting at its best: the brass is free (range pickups), the powder was something like $40 for an 8 lb jug, the primers were about $20 per thousand and the lead was free. The lube is a couple of bucks for 1,000 rounds' worth. That comes to less than thirty bucks for a thousand rounds. Ok, not fair since I already had this stuff before the current buying frenzy. But even if you have to buy Green Dot and pay $30 per thousand for primers, you can still come in at about the price of loss-leader .22 ammo, assuming you can scrounge 22 lbs of lead. If you have to actually buy lead for a dollar a pound, that still only puts you at $60 per thousand rounds. Build a backstop in your backyard so you can salvage at least some of the lead for reuse, and the next batch will be cheaper.

.50 Hush Puppy

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.50 Hush Puppy
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Specifications
Parent case	7 mm WSM
Case type	rebated rim, straight taper
Neck diameter	0.538 in (13.7 mm)
Base diameter	0.555 in (14.1 mm)
Rim thickness	0.535 in (13.6 mm)
Case length	1.7"
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
300 gr (19 g) Barnes	2,600 ft/s (790 m/s)	TBD
500 gr (32 g) Cast Boolit	1,850 ft/s (560 m/s)	TBD
649 gr (42.1 g) API	1,525 ft/s (465 m/s)	TBD
850 gr (55 g) Cast Boolit	1,100 ft/s (340 m/s)	TBD
500 gr (32 g) Cast Boolit, Reduced Load	1,100 ft/s (340 m/s)	TBD
Source: Aaron of Delta Company Arms

The .50 Hush Puppy is a rifle cartridge based on the 7mm WSM  case cut off at 1.7", just at the start of the shoulder. The result is a  more sturdy case capable of higher pressures than that used by the .50 Beowulf  and with a bit more taper, aiding in feeding. The .50 Hush Puppy's  ballistics are slightly superior, but very similar, to the venerable  50-70. This wildcat is still in development.