Quote Originally Posted by Marlin.45 View Post
But in a muzzleloader using a hard blend makes it a pain to ram home if they are sized right. Best stay with pure lead plus most m/l shoot subsonic so lead 'stripping' is rarely an issue.

Use pure or as close as poss for less hassle

Hand cast bullets in cartridges are a completly different animal ..... most of the time

See your point, never been in to muzzle loaders, I'm sure you are correct.