Who can make a mold for my 405 WCF

[405 WCF]

Since Mountainmolds is out of business for the time, were can I order a custom mold for my 405 WCF?
I need a mold that drop a bullet with a minimum size of .414, ( the barrel slug .413).

[405 WCF]

Do you think that I can use this mold and size the bullets down to .414, or is that to much?
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=282505

That mold cost 59.99 USD ( that is around 440 SEK )
If I buy that mold here in Sweden from MidwaySweden I have to pay 966 SEK, ( 132.50 USD).

[BruceB]

405, sir;

Go to

www.neihandtools.com

and select their catalog, then go to page 9 and you should find something there that will work.

I recently bought a 2-cavity aluminum mould from them, and it is superb. Cost was about $80 delivered,....and it was delivered in EIGHT DAYS from the day I ordered it. All their moulds are special order, meaning they keep none in stock.

I am very impressed.

Be aware that the stated diameter is VERY CLOSE to what the final result will be, and in my new mould it is dead-on. (The number is .421-390GC, and by gum, .421" is exactly what it casts.)

The cost is reasonable for the service and quality provided, I think.

I happen to use that RCBS .416-350 mould for my Rigby, and it casts right at .416" in my wheelweight alloy. (My .417" sizing die only lubes it...no sizing takes place at all.) I'm sure you could size it to .414 with no harm whatever. I have used a Lee .430" bullet sized to .424" without harming it and with good accuracy in my .404 Jeffery, but that job is over now that I have the NEI .421 mould.

[Wayne Smith]

So far I've bought mine from Bullshop. He's got Veral's 350gr mold that I can't afford, so I buy the few that I'm shooting out of that cannon. Gonna take it after boar in the spring if the Combination gun isn't fixed by then. If so, it'll be my backup.

[wills]

This page may be easier to use.
http://www.neihandtools.com/catalog/index.html

[cast-n-blast]

405, I do exactly what you inquired about with outstandinding results. That is size down the RCBS .417 " 350 gr. FNGC (365 w/ WW alloy) to .414 " w/ a polished out lyman .410 sizer die in my RCBS Lub-a-matic II. Using 60.0 grs. of surplus H335, in Hornady brass, sparked w/ a WLRP, I'm getting close to 2300 fps out of my Ruger #1, with 3 shot groups at 100 yds running about 1.5 ". It's a thumper !!!!`

[Nrut]

405...
What type of .405 rifle do you have?...Is it a original Winchester 1895,or one of the newer ones that came out in the last few years....I'am just curious as I am wondering what the groove dia. of the newer ones are....thanks
Looks like Midway Sweden is bending you over a stump....Can be the same way here in Canada at times also....depending on the item....

cast-n-blast........that is quite a load!...have you ever connected that load to any meat?

[Leftoverdj]

A coat of Drop-Out or other spray graphite will reduce the size the bullet drops from the mould by up to .002, and I'd only size to .415 for a .413 barrel anyway. That would leave a minimal amount of sizing to be done.

[Bullshop]

Add my vote for the RCBS 416/350. I have several custom molds but in my rifle the RCBS is tops in accuracy. The groove slugged at .4125" and I size them to .414". I have not measured the bore but the RCBS with acww cast with RCBS pot set at 700 degreas F and working a quick enough rythem to be frosted has the nose riding snuggly on the lands for a most perfect fit in my rifle. Hurts me to say it and I may even loose some sales but at least in my rifle with .4125" groove none of my custom molds can beat the RCBS.
BIC/BS

[405 WCF]

Thank you all for the answers!
I think that I will buy that 350 gr RCBS mold.
My rifle is a old original Winchester. ( 419161B )
I have some picts, but I dont know how to post.

[405 WCF]

I forgot to ask.
Earlier this year I talked to a man here at the forum, who make sizer tools.
But my computer got crazy, and when I got it back from the service, all my adresses was gone, so I like to know who it was, so I can order a .414 or a .415 sizer for my Winnie!
I allso need a new .4325 sizer, becouse a friend wants to buy mine.

[Nrut]

.405...Buckshot is your man for the sizers....He did some push thru and luberasizer dies for me...top rate!

[wills]

I thought Buckshot had retired from machine work and gone into remodeling.

[arkypete]

405
Stillwell Tool and Die does a nice job of opening up a sizer die. Use a Lyman die to start with, there's more holes for the lube to go through.
Watch out for Lyman 40 caliber gas checks, they are pretty worthless. I use Hornady 416 gas checks, annealed to dead soft.
I had Mountain Molds make a 350 grain gas checked bullet and found a 300 grain NEI on Ebay, both are accurate.
I'm shooting one of the new Winchester 95s.
Jim

[Nrut]

I thought Buckshot had retired from machine work and gone into remodeling.

Semi-retirement wills....wait time is longer if I read his annoucement correctly....

:arrow: arkpete....what is the groove dia. on your 95/.405 if you don't mind....I maybe loading for one next summer and would like to get my ducks lined up before I go at it....thanks

[cast-n-blast]

Nrut, unfortunately, I've yet to connect with anything but paper with that load and rifle. I, like other rifle loonies, don't have enough hunting days to take all of my rifles for a walk in the woods. As a matter of fact, the toughest decision during hunting season is which rifle to take along. But what a problem to have. ;)

[wills]

“Retired” was the wrong word to use, I should have said he has taken a sabbatical.

[405 WCF]

TY all for the answers!
I will write to mr Buckshot.
Arkypete! You send me some of your bullets a year ago, and I really liked both the Nei and the MM bullet, but they were sized .412, I think, and my old Winnie needs bigger stuff.
I will order that RCBS mold and I will allso contact mr Buckshot for the sizer.
I usually use my 444 for all big game hunting, but next year I will use my 405.

[Beau Cassidy]

Ny newer 1895 measures .414 with cerrosafe. I took one of NEI's #255A and had Joel take off a lube groove and bump it from .411 to .415. The mold sort of came out as I ordered- .413/.414. Haven't shot it yet. He also sent me a single cavity mold instead of a double cavity that I requested. Oh well. As soon as my .415 sizer comes in from buffalo arms I am going to put a few downrange. Got a bunch cast up with 50%WW/50%PB. The gun hasn't been shot yet but I am betting/hoping H-322 shoots goot as I have a fair supply of it.

I have tried my RCBS .416 mold for it. I may just go ahead and do it as I also have some cast for it.

Beau

[C A Plater]

NEI has one specifically for the .405 on the 2002 page of their catalog. It's number is 226A and is a .412" 300 grain GC flat point design. It's not on the page with the other .41s so it may be hard to find.

[405 WCF]

When I compare the price on the mold + handle from Midway USA and Midway Sweden I am on my way to start crying.
If I lived in USA and ordered from your Midway, I would have to pay 59.99 USD for the mold + 33.99 USD for the handle.
93.98 USD, that is around 686 SEK.
Here, I have to pay 966 SEK only for the mold, ( 132.36 USD ) and 514 SEK for the handle, ( 70.41 USD )
132.36 + 70.41 = 202.77 USD.
More than twice what you have to pay for the same thing.
And on top of that the shipping will come.

[Bullshop]

405wcf
If no one has offerd to help I will. Seams like I could just buy it here and ship it to you. Is there a problem with that. Figure what the shipping will cost and I will see what I can get the mold with handles for if you would want that. I get dealer pricing from Midway too so that might help. I am not trying to make anythine from this just offering to help if you want.
BIC/BS

[Beau Cassidy]

C,
I looked at #226 but I wanted something with a flatter front bumper. Too bad Dan is out of comission right now.

Beau

[405 WCF]

Bullshop!
I would be very very happy if we could do like that!!:-D :-D :-D :-D
Just tell me how much money I must send to you, and I will go to the bank and buy some dollars and send them to you.

Sweden is a very good country to live in, but expensive.
Jacketed bullets for exemple.
My father in law have a 9.3 x 57 mauser.
He hunts with 286 grains Norma Oryx.
In Sweden, ( from Midway Sweden ) we have to pay 650 SEK for a box of 50.
That is 89 USD.
If he lived in USA, he could buy them from Midway USA for 57.99 USD.
That is 423 SEK.
And the bullets are manufactured here in Sweden!
I load my 405 with Hodgdon 4895.
Here in Sweden I have to pay 355 SEK for a bottle, ( 48.63 USD )
What is the price for a bottle of Hodgdon at your place?

[Bullshop]

405wcf
We looked up my cost for the mold and handles, $50.00 for the mold and $26.00 for the handles. Figure at least $10.00 shipping to me and whatever the shipping will be to you and thats what your looking at. BSM will look into the shipping cost from me to you later today God willing.
Sray tuned
BIC/BS

[Leftoverdj]

Bullshop, a "casting tool" will go through customs a lot easier than a "bullet mould".

[arkypete]

Semi-retirement wills....wait time is longer if I read his annoucement correctly....

:arrow: arkpete....what is the groove dia. on your 95/.405 if you don't mind....I maybe loading for one next summer and would like to get my ducks lined up before I go at it....thanks

I'm using .413, .02 above the .411 barrel diameter.
If Mountain Molds gets back up and going have him make you a mold that bore riding nose, with a tapered band that locks into the leade of the barrel.
Jim

[arkypete]

Bullshop!
I load my 405 with Hodgdon 4895.
Here in Sweden I have to pay 355 SEK for a bottle, ( 48.63 USD )
What is the price for a bottle of Hodgdon at your place?

Hate to make you feel bad. The last IMR 4895 I bought was $35.00 per 8 pound canister, so I bought 4 bottles. A reloading business was going out of business, widow wanted to clear out the stuff.
If you can find some IMR 4064 or IMR 3031 both do very well with the 3031 being the better.
Referencing your earlier post about the bullets sized .412. I had two sizer dies one was a .410 that I sort of polished out using a dowell and emory cloth and the one that I had made. The polished out sizing die gave me bullets that were minute of an elk accurate, but the Stillwell tightened the groups down to 1.5 inches.
What would you say to me sending you some unsized bullets with some lube wiped in the grooves, both should be closer to .415 in diameter?
Jim

[arkypete]

Bullshop, a "casting tool" will go through customs a lot easier than a "bullet mould".


I've found using lead alloy casting works well also.
Jim

[Nrut]

I'm using .413, .02 above the .411 barrel diameter.
If Mountain Molds gets back up and going have him make you a mold that bore riding nose, with a tapered band that locks into the leade of the barrel.
Jim

Thanks Jim.....would be interesting to see how your Mt. Molds design works out....assuming he does'nt freeze to death before he gets his shop built......[smilie=1:

[arkypete]

Thanks Jim.....would be interesting to see how your Mt. Molds design works out....assuming he does'nt freeze to death before he gets his shop built......[smilie=1:


Mosey on over to NEI and have a look at page #9. Look for bullet #325a. That's a carbon copy of my bullet or mine is a carbon copy of his.
Jim

[Bullshop]

405wcf
BS Mom said between $20.00 and $25.00 for shipping to you depending on actual weight of the package. That would run the total for you to $110.00 to $115.00 there abouts to get it in your anxious little hands. If that sounds reasonable to you balls in your court.
BIC/BS

[omgb]

You could order a custom mould from LBT. Without handles (they use RCBS) it would run you $135 plus shipping. Here's the deal though. If you make a chamber slug (it's esasy) Veral Smith will take that slug and cut you an LFN or WFN bullet to those specs. It will be a double cavity mould and bullets will fall out when the mould is opened. I won several of his moulds and will buy more as needed. They are outstanding. The bullets cast from them are the most accurate bullets I've ever used, bar none.

[405 WCF]

TY Bullshop!!!
That sounds great!
Just send me a pm with your adress, and I will post 115 USD for you!!

////What would you say to me sending you some unsized bullets with some lube wiped in the grooves, both should be closer to .415 in diameter?////

Arkypete! I would be very happy to try that bullets.

[arkypete]

TY Bullshop!!!

////What would you say to me sending you some unsized bullets with some lube wiped in the grooves, both should be closer to .415 in diameter?////

Arkypete! I would be very happy to try that bullets.

405
I won't get back out to the loading shed until after the first of the year. Clearing the decks here at home and the office, need to finish splitting a big oak that I dropped earlier in the fall. Then I'm off to Nicaragua for a week of duck hunting. That will push me into Christmas and life resumes a resemblence to sane.
Jim

[405 WCF]

Good luck with the oak and the duck's Arkypete!

[Wayne Smith]

Mosey on over to NEI and have a look at page #9. Look for bullet #325a. That's a carbon copy of my bullet or mine is a carbon copy of his.
Jim

In my NEI catalog the #325 is a .454-270-PBK Keith design. There is no #325A. could you post the diameter/weight classification? Is it a new addition not in my 1+ year old catalog?

[arkypete]

In my NEI catalog the #325 is a .454-270-PBK Keith design. There is no #325A. could you post the diameter/weight classification? Is it a new addition not in my 1+ year old catalog?

Morning Wayne

I'm looking at the NEI catalog online and the resolution of the numbers are not real good.
The bullet I'm looking at is .411 diameter and looks like 325 or 350 grain. It's flat nosed, gas checked bullet, bears a more then passing resemblance to a wadcutter.
With my bullet when I chamber a round I can feel the bullet nose seat into the lands. If I extract the loaded round without firing can see slight engraving on the bullet nose and the front driving band. I'm unsure what the name of the band in front of the crimping groove is.
Hope this helps.
Jim

[Wayne Smith]

From the catalog - 1411-240-GC is #225, a gas check design. .411-300-GC is #225B and pictured as a flat base, listed weights of 275 -225 -187 and has a truncated nose. .411-350-GC is #225A and has a longer, apparently bore riding, round nose with large meplat. I'm guessing this is the one you're talking about. .412-300-GC is #226, has two round lube grooves and a semi-pointed nose. .412-325-GC-DD is #2227. has one round lube groove and a longer, conical nose shape.

[arkypete]

.411-350-GC is #225A and has a longer, apparently bore riding, round nose with large meplat
This one looks like the 350 grain bullet Mountain Molds made for me.

.412-325-GC-DD is #2227. has one round lube groove and a longer, conical nose shape.
This one sounds interesting. I have a 300 grain .375 bullet that I use in my 375 Whelen with the DD band way out front of the long bullet shank. This small band helps center and support the bullet in the rifling.
Jim

[BruceB]

Gents;

405WCF has stated he needs a bullet of .413-.414", and NEI moulds cast almost EXACTLY at the figure contained in the mould description. Ergo, all the .411-.412 moulds are undersize for the stated purpose.

NEI does have a .416-290 flatpoint which looks very possible for the application. This would size easly at .414 or just under.

I'd also be willing to send some 416-350 RCBS boolits, if needed. It may even be possible to load them as-cast, if the chamber will tolerate their .416" girth (a .417" sizer only lubes these boolits...no sizing at all).

[arkypete]

Bruce
I had wondered if the molds set up for the .416 would size down accurately to .413 - .414. The 405 is an orphan when it comes to bullet molds.

Jim

[Nrut]

Bruce
I had wondered if the molds set up for the .416 would size down accurately to .413 - .414. The 405 is an orphan when it comes to bullet molds.

Jim

Jim.... I'm sizing down a .377 RCBS boolit to .368...Boolit looks good and shoots excellent at low vel. but a early snow dump came and put and end to farther testing.....In the past I had problems with smearing the lube bands when sizing down any great amount, but finally figured out that you have to lube the boolit "before" sizing.....I did this by running the .377 boolit thru a .382 (38-55) sizing die lubing and gas checking it.....then I run it thru a BuckShot push thru .368 die....works great! :)

[arkypete]

Jim.... I'm sizing down a .377 RCBS boolit to .368...Boolit looks good and shoots excellent at low vel. but a early snow dump came and put and end to farther testing.....In the past I had problems with smearing the lube bands when sizing down any great amount, but finally figured out that you have to lube the boolit "before" sizing.....I did this by running the .377 boolit thru a .382 (38-55) sizing die lubing and gas checking it.....then I run it thru a BuckShot push thru .368 die....works great! :)

Hmmm
I see some new molds in my future.
If I were to use a soft alloy, softer then my current WW/babbit water chilled mix, I could get enough shrinkage for less distortion.
I could lube the bullets then size them to prevent the lube grooves from getting smeared.
Thanks
Jim

[405 WCF]

Bruce B!
I like to see and try thoose bullets!

[j4570]

How did this ever come out. I have an 1895 Winchester, and I have the Lyman mold (oh yeah, the dreaded RN, but I am going to try it anyway).

Also, for reference, you can use LEE 6-cavity handles on Lyman molds, and if you thin them on a disc sander a little, they fit RCBS molds too, and you don't have to buy the pricey handles. once you have a few sets, you can leave them on the most used molds, and switch on the less common ones.

JW.

[405 WCF]

j4570!
RCBS 1-Cavity Bullet Mold 416-350-FN 416 Caliber (417 Diameter) 350 Grain Flat Nose Gas Check is on the way from your country to me!
I allso have a .414 sizer on the way, so soon I will be casting.
I will post here as soon as I have cast, loaded and shot the new bullet.

[arkypete]

405
I look forward to your results. Of course you may have to wait til the spring thaw, for the bullet to get to the target. This goes back to an old joke about it being so cold in North Dakota that all of the greetings and goodbyes said outside during the winter would be heard in the spring, when they defrosted. Well any way it was funny after several beers.
Are you going to try the fill the lube grooves first, then size?
Jim

[405 WCF]

:-D :-D !! I hope that I dont have to wait for our spring.
It wont arrive before May.:-D
When I lube my bullets I just put the lube in a coffee cup and melt it in the microwave owen.
After that I just dip the bullets in the lube and let them cool on a newspaper.
The lube I use now is a mix of 1/3 Rooster Red, 1/3 Lee liquid alox and 1/3 Lyman moly lube.
The Rooster lube is very hard to melt, but when you mix it with Lee and Lyman lube it is perfect.
That "lubemix" is the best I have tried, both for the accuracy and to keep the barrel clean.
Even with my high velocity TLC .432 285 loads.

The meplat on the 350 gr .417 RCBS bullet is a little bit to small, I think, but I will try to use a little softer bullets for the hunt, like aircooled WW + 10% tin.
Or maby I will try to make soft nose bullets.
But before the fall I will try have a really good moose/bear load.
I will keep the velocity in the 2030 - 2100 fps range.

[arkypete]

405
A suggestion. Take the seating stem to a machinist and have him drill out the cup portion to give you a deeper cup. This way the sides of the cup will do the actual seating of the bullet. He will need to polish the sides of the cup so that the side of the bullet does not get a ring around it.
I learned this trick, seating SWCs for my 45 Colts, 44 Spec and 357s. I'm actually using the front of the first driving band to seat the bullet rather then the bullet nose.
What sort of seating die are you using? I bought the Hornady sleeved seating die, it works as advertised.
As cold as it gets up there, you could, after firing the round, set the rifle down and just walk beside the bullet to help guide it into the target. I guess that would be considered cheating.
Jim

[405 WCF]

The mold is here:-D :-D :-D .
Thank you mr Bullshop!
And it is a very nice mold.
I have to say that the meplat was bigger than I thought.
I think that this bullet will be a very good moose bullet.
Very soon I will be casting, but I have to wait for the weather to be better.
( My wife gives me the " evil eye" when I do the casting indoor:-? )

[Bullshop]

Great, I can relax now! We have already found the boolit to work good on moose.
Is the evil eye the same in Sweedish or does it have the funny accent too?
Enjoy my friend!
BIC/BS

[arkypete]

( My wife gives me the " evil eye" when I do the casting indoor )

Wives have no sense of priorities.
Jim

[405 WCF]

I think that " the evil eye" is the same at all places. :-D :-D

[405 WCF]

Bullshop!
What alloy and what velocity did you have on your moose load?
Brinell?
Pictures?

[405 WCF]

Well, I have done some casting.:-D
Here is a picture of my new RCBS . 417 350 bullet compared to my .432 350 bullet from Mountain Molds.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/405WCF/Liteavvarje133.jpg

I hade to seat one bullet, unsized, no GC, no primer and no powder, but just so I would see how it turned out.:roll:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/405WCF/Liteavvarje135.jpg

:castmine: :castmine: :castmine: :castmine:

[405 WCF]

The bullets size .4165 as I drop them from the mold, and guess what!!!
My old winnie chamber them at that size????

[Bullshop]

Bullshop!
What alloy and what velocity did you have on your moose load?
Brinell?
Pictures?
Checking my notes I see it was a 6/1 alloy 6pt WW to 1pt monotype. This produces an alloy of about BHN-15 if AC or 24 quenched.
They were used air cooled as harder is not needed for this.
I have also used ACWW with good results but they will expand more than I want at close range where impact velocity is substancialy higher than BHN X 100.
I make the monotype as an enrichment metal to be added to WW using pure tin and antimony and a WW base.
I can get you the recipe if you would like.
The load I have settled on for hunting using the RCBS/350/416 is ,
case - Hornady
bullet - RCBS 350fngc @.415" 6/1 alloy speed green lube
primer - CCI #200 LR
powder - 49.5gn H 4895
Seated to crimp groove with light crimp
Average muzzle velocity - 1959 fps
I have fired several three shot groups at 100 yards with all touching in perfect clovers.
Enjoy!
BIC/BS

[405 WCF]

Bullshop!
I should be very happy if you gave me the recipe.
When I cast for my 444 Marlin for the hunt, I allways make two kind of loads.
The first is a normal hunting bullet made of AC ww + 10 tin.
The second is my "penetrator load" that I use when I go after wounded moose.
That bullet is a simple water quenched ww bullet.
I want the bullet so hard that I can kill the wounded moose at any angle.
I load them both with the same powder charge of Vihtavuori N130 to 2030 fps out of my 22 in 1/38 micro-groove barrel.
That is allso what I have in mind for my 405 WCF
But your recipe is very interesting.

[405 WCF]

Forgot to say that the bullet I use in my 444 is my 350 gr MM bullet.

[Bullshop]

Here ya go
for 50 lbs monotype
WW = 37lb
tin = 3.5 lb
antimony = 9.5 lb
This I use as an enrichment metal with WW at 6ww to 1mono. It will cast very clean sharp edges.
The WW base metal of cource has to be melted first.
Now I sure would like to try that Vihtavuori powder but it is the most expensive powder we have here, and it only comes in two lb bottles. It runs about $70.00 a bottle and I cant even afford to look at it.
Enjoy!
BIC?BS

[405 WCF]

Ty Bullshop!
I will try that.
The price of a bottle Vihtavuori is the same here in Sweden, maby even a little more.
That is the cheapest powder I can buy.
If I calculate in Dollar, I have to pay around 47 - 48 USD for a bottle of Hodgdon 4895 here.

[j4570]

405 WCF,

I'm sure you know, but our powder runs abour $20 per lb retail. Keeps going up though. I pulled out my Bullseye and it's about 10-11 years old. Paid like $12-13 for it.

I remember buying surplus pulldown to load 223 for $200 for 32lb delivered!!!!!!

Are you crying yet??????

I've never used the VV powder, too hard for me to find, and paying hazmat shipping is cost prohibitive on small amounts.

JW

[405 WCF]

I am absolutly crying. :(
But you know, everything is expencive here in Sweden.
For 1 liter gasoline, ( that is 0.26417 gallon) we have to pay 10.80 SEK, ( that is 1.57 USD)
For a packet of 20 cigarett's, ( I dont smoke, but my wife does ) she have to pay 44 SEK, ( 6.41 USD )

[j4570]

405 WCF,

get your wife to give up smoking, and you'll have more money, or maybe just an angry wife:confused:

I hope to shoot some of my Lyman 405 bullets this month (their 286 gr RN mold, the only one they make), but they aren't filled out real well, I'm going to get a new casting pot or use a ladle until I get one for the next batch.

Jason

[405 WCF]

Now I have recived the sizer :-D :-D , so very soon I will be loading and shooting my 405.

[Sven Dufva]

S&W 629 8 3/8 price in Sweden 1600 US$
FA mod 97 price 3200 US$
Only water is chep!

[O.S.O.K.]

Great thread! I enjoyed reading through this. Found it on a search for the RCBS mold.

I just ordered one.

I've read that this is a "bore rider" design and the nose measures .410"? If so, that's perfect. I'm going to size mine .413" to start and see how that does- No. 2 alloy.

I'll be honing a Lee sizer die from .410" to .413" to start. I've done this sucessfully before with .430 to .431" for my 44 Mag boolits and I'm hoping that it'll work for this as well...

This is for a new Miroku Win1895 that leapt into my arms this week in Dallas. I was up there on business and went to an indoor range/fun shop that I used to belong to and there it was on the back wall - $779 in like-new condition. I heard the words "I'll take it" coming out of my mouth before I knew what was happening. :)

Anyhoo, I favor flat nosed designs and like a bit more weight and the bore-riding aspect just makes me like it all the more!

So 405, how'd the shooting go?

ETA: thought I'd post a pic of the new rifle before somebody admonishes me for not supplying it ;)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4585235798_86ae02905f_o.jpg

[O.S.O.K.]

Did another search and found this thread: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/search.php?searchid=2269193

But no happy ending... Olle? What happended next?

[Bullshop]

I may have already posted this in that long ago thread but I will put it up again. My 405 with a .4125" groove barrel really likes the RCBS 350/416 boolit sized at .415".
At 2200 fps it is easy to crack walnuts at 100 yards.
BIC/BS

[O.S.O.K.]

Is that a recent production Winny? I suppose so, given there aren't a lot of originals floating around.

[Bullshop]

Mine is a custom re barrel on a B-78 Browning. I use loads in it that may be a bit too stiff for a 95.
BIC/BS

[j4570]

I have the same Miroku 1895 Take down.

I love mine. Very accurate. Mainly have shot Hornady Factory from it. Used my Encore Barrel to work up loads. I need to send my Lyman mold to Bullshop and have him cast me a few hundred to work with.

JW

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Take down huh. Cool.

All of my stuff from Grafs arrived! They had everything in stock.

I got the RCBS mold and Lee sizer die. I was just going to hone out the die but stopped when I found that my calipers don't reach far enough into the die to measure the constriction... so I'm going to have to use sized boolits to see what size I've gotten to with it. Right now its .410" - at least that's the label and a Hornady .411" bullet won't slide through...