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bohemianway Oldtimer Offline Posts: 706 Location: Andover, MN Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Nov 5^th, 2014 at 8:44pm	Print Post
	I have a pacific that was 40-63 and a PO rechambered to 40-82. It is a gray gun with VG rifling so I just want a bullet to play with tat is suited for the gun. I have the 400 gr .410 Lyman mold but I don't necessarily need to push something that hard. I would be interested in a good source of cast bullets for it since my intent is plinking. Thank you, Charles


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SgtDog0311 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 391 Joined: Mar 19^th, 2014	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #1 - Nov 5^th, 2014 at 10:42pm	Print Post
	Charles, I'll be interested in what answers you get. Right now I'm considering asking Tom at Accurate Molds to modify cateloge number 42-345c. The chamber in my 40-63 is too tight for a groove size bullet so have yet to see what drop size I should order. Gonna take a stab at inside neck reeming first. If you google 'Accurate Molds' and go to 'catalogue' you can have a look at current options you'd like to pick from or one you can modify. If you are looking for store bought I'm not so sure about a source. I'm looking to cast one between 330 and 370gr myself. John

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bohemianway Oldtimer Offline Posts: 706 Location: Andover, MN Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2014 at 8:36am	Print Post
	I forgot to mention that I have a Winchester mold in excellent condition marked 40-65 which looks like about a 260 gr but I have not cast anything from it yet. And, the twist rate looks relatively quick so a larger should work. I also should mention that the target distance will be 200 yards not much further. Thanks, Charles


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #3 - Nov 9^th, 2014 at 8:11am	Print Post
	Find the Saeco 640, which casts at 369gr in 20-1 for my 40-65, to be an excellent load out to 300yd. It has shot 99-1X at 200yd & 95-4x at 300yd and knocked over 30/40 in our 200m all off-hand silhouette match yesterday. Next time out will give it a try with 45gr of Goex 2F with some Cream-0-Wheat on top to fill the case for the chickens at 50m and pigs at 100m. No reason to waste the powder or my shoulder if the lighter loads will knock over with no loss of accuracy. BTW - have found Saeco molds to cast as well as PJ, Brooks or BACo molds at twice the price, or more.

	Glenn - Stevens 044 1/2, Bartlein SS 5R barrel in 22LR
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17935 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #4 - Nov 9^th, 2014 at 10:30am	Print Post
	Probably need to slug the bore to see what diameter bullet you need. But Montana Precision Swaging sells a nice looking 400 gr. .408" bullet, if you're looking to buy cast bullets, vs. casting them. Midway USA has them for $31 per 50. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Hi-Wall56 Full Member Offline Posts: 204 Location: Banks of the Brazos River Joined: Feb 11^th, 2011	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #5 - Nov 9^th, 2014 at 10:41am	Print Post
	I agree with Marlinguy, slug the bore first as they often varied. For my .40-63 Ballard Pacific I ended up casting the Lyman 412263 and then sizing it down to .410.


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Quarter_Bore Oldtimer Offline Posts: 817 Location: Joined: Dec 16^th, 2005	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #6 - Nov 9^th, 2014 at 12:31pm	Print Post
	I used Lyman 412263 in my 40-63 Ballard and it shot very well. I think it weighs about 300 grains. My thoughts were that I did not need a lot of bullet weight to go 200 yards and get through a piece of paper and that proved correct. I breech seated so I don't know if it needs sized to fit in a case or not. I did not size mine.


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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: looking for a good casual .40-63 bullet style Reply #7 - Nov 9^th, 2014 at 1:19pm	Print Post
	Marlin was pretty much standard at .410 on all their .40 caliber cartridges. I have observed this for the last 45 years. But be aware there are different thicknesses in case mouth. 40-63 was the last of this series and had the thicker mouth. 40-70 used a thinner case mouth and lighter brass. same with the 40-85 and 40-90. Things were evolving back then and the "everlasting case" was becoming the standard. Today we would call all out modern cases everlasting. I have use 210 to 370 with good results. If you want a really cheep plinker use the lead bullet for the .41 mag. Its light and the correct diameter but only a plinker Don.


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