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bonanza
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450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester?
#120506 - 07/12/08 02:45 AM

Any ever tried loading 400 grain 450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester?

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Smokinjoe
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Re: 450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester? [Re: bonanza]
#120508 - 07/12/08 03:38 AM

Yep, Hornady loaded some for Craig Boddington's daughter. She took a cape buffalo with the 400 grain, no problem.

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Re: 450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester? [Re: Smokinjoe]
#120511 - 07/12/08 05:02 AM

John Barsness wrote an article in Handloader a few years ago about the 405. He worked up loads with 400 gra Woodleighs in a Ruger #1 that matched 450-400 tropical loads, ie, about 2000 fps. Seems to be an easy thing to do in a Ruger. Older 405's might not handle the extra pressure as well. Bob

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Re: 450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester? [Re: bobc]
#120516 - 07/12/08 07:46 AM

I think modern .405's {Ruger} twist rate is 1/14 and long heavy 400 grain bullets should stabilize.

Original 85 SS's and 95 levers were 1/32 IIRC. I am not sure long bullets would stabilize well in such a slow twist, particularly in very cold weather.

Would be interesting to see the hole shapes in a target at 300 meters on a cold day.

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Re: 450/400 bullets in .405 Winchester? [Re: 9.3x57]
#120545 - 07/12/08 02:47 PM

My #1 is a 1-B that Douglas rebarreled to .405 with a .411" barrel in 12" twist. I can load the Woodleigh 400gr bullet crimped in the cannelure without problems. Using a tad more Varget than the Hodgdon's online data lists for that bullet I get right at 2,050fps and groups just under an inch at 100 yards.

Biggest animal I killed was a Blue Wildebeest and the bullet sailed right thru, I've also shot a couple of whitetail deer with no drama.

hth

Rick

Edited by Rick_R (08/12/08 04:06 AM)

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