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Has anyone "made" 44 mag bullets with a .40 bullet and brass?
Difficulty level on the crimp and dependability?

Sold my lever and revolver set a few years back, now wanting to get another set just for the novelty of making bullets outta 40 components.

*Edited a fuck up! Had 10. Something mm on my mind for bullet size, and typed out 40 instead.


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STED9R wrote:
Has anyone "made" 44 mag bullets with a 40mm bullet and brass?


First, make sure it's not an HE round. Then, crimp it a lot. And I mean a LOT.

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What?
44 mag = 0.429 inch diameter
44 mm = 1.575 inch diameter

That'll need one big-ass cheater bar for that much crimp! :ROFLMAO:


Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:28 pm
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Thanks for the correction...
After some more reading and seeing more calibers that can be adapted, going to get the equipment soon and add this to the things to keep me busy.
I've shot close to or at 100k in Montana Gold bullets without barrel damage, annealing process will make cases softer to run down the barrel.
With the amount of brass and lead on hand, and next 18 to 24 months of limited components, would keep the cabinets full to keep plinking.


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Please explain further. What are you attempting to do?

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mcyclonegt wrote:
Please explain further. What are you attempting to do?

Take a 40 case and a lead 40 bullet, stuff the bullet all the way into the case and swage it. Makes a 44 mag bullet. Small bit more to it than that, but the gist of it.
Yet, there's many bullets you can make out of different cases that I've found. So looking at 30, 40 and 45 calibers equipment to do it.


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Still dont get why. You have to cast or buy the .40 cal then fiddle with the brass when it is so much easier to just cast .44 magnum. If you want them really hard and lighter cast them out of zinc.


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hartcreek wrote:
Still dont get why. You have to cast or buy the .40 cal then fiddle with the brass when it is so much easier to just cast .44 magnum. If you want them really hard and lighter cast them out of zinc.

Just like everything else in life, it'd just be easier and less of a time consuming hassle to just buy the loaded ammo, and not shoot it, instead of doing some things on your own and your own way
Much like reloading or making a knife, something to do and learn while keeping the brain and hands busy.


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Kind of a cool idea. I actually have some junk 40 pulled lead bullets and a bunch of 40 brass, which is basically useless.

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Why wouldn't just pour the molten lead INTO the 40case as you mold?

Why would you buy or cast 40s and then load them into a case? It seems to me to be way easier to just fill a bunch of 40 cases with liquilead.


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Would be much harder to achieve consistent grain weight of finished projectile by pouring lead into the case mouth. I do wonder however, if the finished product would shoot accurate or consistent?

Have you fired any of these?

+1 on getting a .429 mold. Powdercoat them and shoot clean at close to jacketed velocity, and probably a hell of a lot more accurately.

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Old Growth wrote:
Why wouldn't just pour the molten lead INTO the 40case as you mold?

Why would you buy or cast 40s and then load them into a case? It seems to me to be way easier to just fill a bunch of 40 cases with liquilead.


Pretty much my thinking as it isn't so much about accuracy at distance, more just to have fun and shoot.
Get some experience and probably get the lead pour close enough.


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