Goodmorning to you all,
I haven't been on the forum much since I only was loading for my original Danish rolling block, but I do have some questions now.
Living in Europe does have some advantages, but for guns, it's not the best place to be. So I ordered a Rossi m65 20"(or 92 as it is called in the US) in 44-40 and I will receive it in about 8 months...
The gun will be used against "dangerous paper targets" at 50 meters (~55 yards?) up to 100 meters. I know the gun is decently strong (as far as lever actions go).
I will shoot both smokeless (I guess unique) and real black powder with it (no subs, as that doesn't make sens as it's is more expensive then both smokeless or real black).
Most likely I will stick with a Lee 6 cavity 200 grain rnfp mold (molds are expensive over here and most shops in the US don't ship outside the US, not sure why though) I have been eyebowling the accurate 6 cavity mold with 2 designs, but that would go up in price to approximate 180,- USD with shipping and taxes... same goes for the spring kits (I like the stuff that Steve Guns sells for the Rossi, but they are made from Unobtanium if you live outside the US
I do powder coat, my own cast, boolits for the main reason to avoid touching lead as much as possible and to avoid tacky smokeless..
So my questions are:
-As I PC all the boolits, would a felt grease wad (tallow) be sufficient for BP to keep the fouling soft?
-Do I need to size the brass if I only use it in one riffle? (I will purchase the Lee 44-40 die set)
-I want to use the powder through expander die with my Lee auto drum, will it expand enough for fat lead at .429 or .430? Or can I modify the expander part of it with a 44 mag?
-Is the factory crimp die worth the additional 25,-?
Thanks already and please bear with me for my bad English.