440 Corbon Path to Reloading

[RGR175]

Hello all. I'm looking for some advice on what my options are. I might be gifted a 440 Corbon Desert Eagle from my brother and I was wondering what my options are for getting reloading dies. Since the 440 is out of production, I think I might end up having to get some dies made if that is an option. Are there custom die makers that can make 440 Corbon dies? Are there any recommended die makers out there I should look into?

Thanks!

[ReloaderFred]

They are available from CH-4D. They have the three die set listed at $171.77.

Here's the link: https://www.ch4d.com/products/dies/caliber-list?filter-col=caliber&filter=440

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Tripplebeards]

I use to have mark 19 brushed chrome I ordered new in 50 AE and a 44 barrel. You can get replaceable barrels for it and magazines. To be honest with you I hated the pistol. It was very heavy, poor trigger, and recoiled ridiculously. My colt Anaconda would out shoot it all day long so I sold it off and bought a 4 wheeler with the proceeds. I never missed that pistol. Think I had $2500 into it was sites and barrels and got about $1650 out of it without the 2 Leupold Gilmore dot sights on it. This was back in 2002’.

[RGR175]

Thanks Fred. I didn't find that site when I started my online searching. I really appreciate your knowledge on this subject. That's exactly what I was looking for.

Tripplebeards, I agree, I've shot this one before and it is a beast of a firearm. Not really practical for much at all. It's one of the rarer ones and is becoming sort of a family firearm heirloom so I think this one will stick around in the family. I figure I should make sure it can be shot from time to time and doesn't just sit in the safe. I got an 1873 Colt clone a few years ago and I've found myself falling for wheel guns more and more.