Three Foot Johnson Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Beeson Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 As you pointed out, no cannelure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 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 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 I cut down a Lee SWC mold to make 160 grain .40 bullets, but they don't feed in the rifles, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Mountain Buzzard Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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