40 S&W into .45 acp bullets

[Mountain Prepper]

Over the last few days using the search feature I was looking for specs on this conversion.

I have lots of .40 brass saved up and the dies - and I was looking for the specs on .40 as jackets.

Questions I for some reason could not find:

trim length of the .40 brass for weights like 200 to 230 gr.

anneal the entire case or just the point half.

I will be using the core seating, not the one step method.

[Mountain Prepper]

Any direct links to past posts?

[BT Sniper]

Give me a while I'll find it.

Quick answers, Yes anneal entire case! Yes it requires the core seat step.

BT

[BT Sniper]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=101215

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=101299

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=91441

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=95750

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=92852

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=78899

Here is everything I have posted on the 45s from 40 S&W

Jalier has done some really good work with the 45s as well as a few others here.

Good shooting and Swage On!

BT

[Jailer]

Daywalker has done a fair share of .45 swaging as well. Here's a link to his trimming thread.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=93044

A trim length of .690 to .692 works good with a 145 grain core. Mine end up around 212gr using a soft lead core.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/Jailer/posting%20pics/Boolits2.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/Jailer/posting%20pics/Boolits1.jpg

Here they are start to finish.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/Jailer/posting%20pics/bulletsprogress.jpg

And just for fun a family pic :-P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/Jailer/posting%20pics/bullets.jpg

[BT Sniper]

Jailer,

I don't think I have seen the pics of the rounded nose on the final step. Looks good. Love the family pics! Just AWESOME! Have you recovered any?

Good shooting

BT

[Jailer]

Not yet. Going to be making a Fackler Box soon and test em as well as some cast HP's.

[Mountain Prepper]

Rock n’ roll guys...

Thanks - I was running out of materials and this was the next step.