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Thread: .40 cal Gas Check bullet source

  1. 05-03-2008, 10:39 PM #1
    Trailrider SASS #896
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    .40 cal Gas Check bullet source

    Howdy, Pards,
    Does anyone know of a good source for commercially cast gas check bullets for .40 caliber (.409 - .410" dia.), in the 350-400 grain weight range? They should be fairly hard and suitable for smokeless powder loads. I'd like to run them in the 1450-1550 ft/sec range.

    Also, does anyone have some good loads for .40-65 WCF using smokeless and such bullets as above?

    Much obliged, in advance!

    Your obedient servant,
    Trailrider
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  2. 05-04-2008, 05:14 AM #2
    DonH
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    A moderately-hard to hard cast plainbase bullet can easily be used in that velocity range with no problem. My .40-65 shooting is done at lower velocity with 400 gr bullets but I fire lots of 20-1 and 25-1 plainbase bullets from .32-40 at 1400-1500 fps with no problems.
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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