Working on some 45 customer 45 cal dies this weekend. Seems everyone is interested in making 230 grain 45 cal bullets from easy to obtain 40 S&W brass. The challange is that the 40 S&W case is a bit long for the little amount of lead required to equal a 230 grain bullet. One sollution is to simply trim the case but that can be time consuming and members here have found it no fun to add the extra step.
So here is what I recamend, the avarage 40 S&W case is 70 grains so let use use a .358 148 and 158 grain cast boolit for the core. Add a 8mm airsoft BB and my universial notch die and it can make a great 225-235 grain .451 bullet without triming the 40S&W case.
Here is some pics of what I have accomplished.
Good Shooting & Swage On!
BT