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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 4, 2012 18:45:47 GMT -5
I used 220 Swift because we had a lot of bulk brass at the time. 30-30 would've worked, but then we'd have the old 400 Colt Magnum prototype. Swift hulls also work better when forming the 1.40" Bobcat. -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by waterboy on Mar 5, 2012 23:22:34 GMT -5
Going hunting with Dave Manson this weekend in TN. I hope to corner him (again) on the "improved" .401 Herters reamer project. I had that idea of simply making a reamer to use the std. .41 Mag. case FL sized in a .40 S&W or 10mm auto die. You know it's a tad longer than the Herter's (no trimming needed) but there is this little shellholder "belt" at the case web. Almost too subtle to notice at a casual glance.
Dave wanted to simply taper it at the belt portion. I had some concerns that it might work the brass with repeated firings and cause eventual case separations at the web line. Maybe unfounded. Bob Baker, predictably, told me to have Dave hold the tolerances much tighter, minimal actually. he said I'd never be sorry for it. Even then I figure the original .401 Herters could be fired in it without issue.
I wanted him to make me a rougher and a finisher to my new specs. So I could bore .357 Cylinders and re-barrel guns to 10mm.
What would be a good name for it?lol
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 7, 2012 13:42:17 GMT -5
It is too bad that egos probably got in the way back in the early 60s...the .401 would have been the perfect round for the Model 58 and 57 Smiths..... But I love .41s.... This is the best article I have ever read on the .401....really smokin' loads.... www.gunblast.com/Fryxell_Herters401.htm Bob
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