New 95 Winchester in 405, any favorite loads?

[lar45]

Hi everybody, Christmas was good to me and I got a new Teddy Rosevelt edition 1895 Winchester in 405.
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/arelihan1983/Winchester%20405/photo1.jpg

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/arelihan1983/Winchester%20405/photo3.jpg

I know that I should probably just keep it in the safe, but I really feel the need to shoot it.
The difference between a 100yo shooter and the new one was only a couple hundred, so I went with the new one.
Does anybody have any favorite loads for the 405? My reloading room was wiped out, so I'm a little limited on powder that I could find local and at MidSouth.
I've got IMR 4064, 3031, H4198, 2400, and 700X.
I found 4 boxes of brass, some Hornady 300gn sp, and a couple of factory cast bullets.
I'm gonna wait till I get a chamber cast before I order a bullet mold from Accurate, so I know what diameter to shoot for.

I'm also thinking about putting a peep sight on it, maybe one of the XS sights that mount on top of the bolt.

[Artful]

Nice, I don't buy any gun's that I can't shoot.

[SOFMatchstaff]

I've been using 3031 in mine with a home made jacketed pill I swaged from 40sw brass, to fit the bore. Its a .413 bore on
my takedown Brownchester, and the molds in my stable are all for the 41 mag dia and weight. So I am going for the home brewed jacketed for now.
No problems with any of your listed powders, havent tried any 700x though. Still a work in progress.

[Clay M]

I have had good luck with Rel 7. and the 300 gr GC bullets. I also use 3031 and 4895. Both have given good results. Congrats on the 95 .I have two Winchesters ,one a solid frame and the other a takedown.

[crash87]

I have a 1885 single shooter. An LBT 300 LFN and 3031 works for me. Seems like you have all the bases covered, have fun.

[Kansas Ed]

My original Takedown likes 55.1 grains of IMR 4064 and the 300gr Hawk bullet.

Ed

[Dan Cash]

What a fine looking rifle you received!!! Does it have the tang safety? I have an original 1895 in .30-40 Krag which is equipped with a Lyman 21 aperture sight. I find that to be an excellent arrangement but it surely would bugger up your fine engraving. If you want an aperture, you won't get a better one for that rifle.

[fouronesix]

The Win 95 in 405 I have is an original so my data won't do any good.

However, unless I'm mistaken, it looks like the receiver on that TR Comm has two D&T'd holes on the left side for mounting a receiver sight??? If that's the case, that'd be the way to go for sure and you'll have to find out which sight fits. Do some checking to make certain of their purpose.

For an original, a Lyman 21/38 would be the way to go but I wouldn't put one on a repro if it already has the holes for mounting a regular receiver sight.

[Clay M]

Yours has the two tap holes. I put a new Lyman receiver sight on mine. I used the one made for the 86 and it works fine.

[Le Loup Solitaire]

That is one fine looking rifle. I have an original that does not have any engraving, but it does shoot well with cast. I use Lyman mold # 412263 which is said to be the original mold for the .405. A number of medium burning powders work well and you can find data formerly used that will permit velocities around 2000-2100 fps, if you want/need that kind of performance. It would be sufficient for any large game in western hemisphere and stout shoulder as well.

[StrawHat]

Nice looking rifle. I have an old one and mounted a Lyman reciever sight on it.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc194/StrawHat/Long%20Guns/Cartridge/Winchester%201895/Win1895action002.jpg (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/StrawHat/media/Long%20Guns/Cartridge/Winchester%201895/Win1895action002.jpg.html)

The Providence Tool Comapny makes a copy of the Lyman 21 you might find interesting but it would cover a lot of engraving.

http://www.providencetoolcompanyllc.com/products.html

(about 1/2 way down the page.)