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Light .38-40 bullet?


Three Foot Johnson

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All the commercial casters make light .38, .44, and .45 bullets, but I can't seem to locate anybody who supplies a 140-165 grain .38-40 bullet. Something similar to this Accurate Molds design, or even a TC design such as Cheycast makes. Any leads?

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18 minutes ago, Blackjack Beeson said:

same as 40 S&W or 10 mm .401 no cramp groove  use lee sizer cramp dies  i use 140 to 200 gr bullets in my  rifle

 

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I bought a Lee six cavity mold and made up a big batch of 180 grain truncated cone bullets.  Sized to 401.  Used Lee FCD. I had several turtle on me running them in my Marlin.  Maybe my bullets were too hard?  Didn't seem like the FCD made any crimp.

 

The round-flat seems to feed more reliability in my Marlin. 

 

The 40 S&W bullets would probably work fine in pistols. 

 

 

 

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I know where you can get these, 155 grain and a 135 grain. Tried to pm you but it says you can't receive messages.

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When I ran the 38-40's, I cast a 170 TC that ran fine in my rifle and pistols. I also used the FCD (no cannelure) and had no issues. The bullet is a 40 cal 10mm sized to .401 using wheel weight lead. You don't really need a very heavy crimp to work. Actually the heavier the crimp, the worse it will be.

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21 minutes ago, Springfield Slim SASS #24733 said:

I know where you can get these, 155 grain and a 135 grain. Tried to pm you but it says you can't receive messages.

 

@Springfield Slim SASS #24733
Fixed it.

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