Looking for suggestions on what shoots best from a 40-65. Looking for GG bullet around 400 grains. CPA rifle, Bartlein 30in 1:16 twist .408 groove barrel. Any 1 particular bullet that is a good go to for starting out with?
Looking for suggestions on what shoots best from a 40-65. Looking for GG bullet around 400 grains. CPA rifle, Bartlein 30in 1:16 twist .408 groove barrel. Any 1 particular bullet that is a good go to for starting out with?
Ive had very food results with 3 bullets in my cpa silhouette rifle ( Douglas barrel 1-16 twist 30" length). 1) the lymnn snoover at 400 grains This bullet works well for me and is a close replica of the postel. 2) a 400 drn nasa from a mould made by Bernie Rowels at Old West moulds. only 1 larger grease groove it seats shallower allowing more powder room. 3) but not last is a Baco mould for a 425 grn Paper Patch that shoot very well. I shoot strictly Black Powder with spg or emmerts lube around 1200-1250 fps
I do not know anything about the chamber design of the CPA rifles, but in a Shiloh the Saeco #740 is one of the best bullets out there. The Buffalo Arms 400gr Money bullet ( 409400M4 ) is also quite excellent.
Chris.
The Lyman #410663 is a 400 gr. mold, and drops around .410" diameter from my mold. This is a great design that's proven to work well in a lot of .40 caliber single shots.
I don't know why the mold Chris mentioned isn't on the BACO site, but I have one also. I bought mine some years back. I'd have to measure my drive bands, but I don't remember any being reduced. I does shoot well out of my Crossno Hepburn.
I've only played with PP for the last few years so haven't paid that mold much attention.
I think it might have been renamed. There was a fellow on the Shiloh forum that was complaining about name inconsistency in their mold part numbers. I wonder if he got them to renumber it?
See this if you are interested:
https://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/v...ic.php?t=25632
Chris.
I seem to have read that thread a while back. Not really a poster there but have been a member since about 2005 and catch up from occasionally.
Heck, maybe my mold does have a reduced drive brand. I did that to a Paul Jones .4585" 535 grain mold I have and it worked well there.
Regardless, the "Money" was money.
The above is 1.325" long, DDEPP, and weight in 16+1 or my 9+1 COWW/Lino is about 370-380gr
JIM #403380E
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Those using the BACO 409.... molds, what diameter are they dropping using what alloy? Maybe I overlooked it, but I didn't see that they listed .409 at say 20:1.
i also used the lyman snover 410663 mold/bullet with good results in both sharps and rollers.
I use the Lyman tapered boolit in my custom 40/65 Badger barrelled !:16" ROT(LHS) I believe Greg Mathews designed
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
I've had good luck with the RCBS 40-400-BPS. Works well in my Browning 40-65.
That dual diameter PP boolit looks very interesting. A friend got Accurate to make something very similar and it shot fantastic out of my rifle. But getting one with the Money nose like that might be a good thing to explore.
I have a Lyman 410663 if anyone is interested. Message or email me.
Thanks!
Edo.
I have a Saeco #740 2 cav. PM me if interested in purchase.
Since this was first posted I've been doing more load development and shooting using a lighter bullet. My RCBS CSA 350 has proven to be very accurate in my .40-65 Rolling Block with IMR4198. It's done very well out to extremely long distance, and holds as good a group at 1,000 yds., as my Lyman 400 gr. and Snover 420 grain do in the same gun.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |