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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	New .40 cal mould Dec 20^th, 2014 at 7:44am	Print Post
	I have a new .40cal 300gr tapered mould on order from Accurate. I was looking for a bullet that would be lighter in the recoil department. Hoping it shoots as well as the 400gr Ron Long I'm using.

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RayH Oldtimer Offline ASSRA # 10880 Posts: 756 Location: Oldest City, FL Joined: Jan 4^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #1 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 7:57am	Print Post
	Keep us posted on your testing. I went the other way with a 420GR BAC0 $ bullet. (Just installed a "Breako-Graco" recoil reducer for comfort.) I'll let you know when I get something meaningful to report.

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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #2 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 8:14am	Print Post
	Hi Ray, Will do. What .40cal barrel are you using? I have a 385gr tapered mould from Accurate you could try. Let me know and I'll send it your way. It shoots well in my rifle. Bob

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #3 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 9:01am	Print Post
	RayH wrote on Dec 20^th, 2014 at 7:57am: Keep us posted on your testing. I went the other way with a 420GR BAC0 $ bullet. (Just installed a "Breako-Graco" recoil reducer for comfort.) I'll let you know when I get something meaningful to report. Have the M4 BACo 420gr bullet and it will only cast 412gr for me (and others) in 20-1. Very accurate out to 600yd, but would prefer to have the additional 8gr, as advertised. For a light bullet have found the Saeco 640 bullet at 370gr to quite accurate when pushed by 54gr of 2F Swiss or Goex. Have shot a few 99s at 200yd with it (can't seem to get that last point), but that is no fault of the bullet. I did ring a ram with it at 200yd last weekend, but the shot was so low on the belly that I'm not sure the entire bullet made impact.

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LRF Oldtimer Offline Posts: 706 Location: MN Joined: May 8^th, 2010	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #4 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 9:12am	Print Post
	rkaires, What twist are you using in your 40 cal rifle if i may ask please?


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RayH Oldtimer Offline ASSRA # 10880 Posts: 756 Location: Oldest City, FL Joined: Jan 4^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #5 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 10:18am	Print Post
	Bob & SSS, My barrel is a 28" Badger 16 TW by CPA. I'll stay in contact with you about some mould swapping or bullet trading so we can share results. My 420 BACo $, with 20:1, casts at between 418 - 421. Predominantly, between 419 - 420. I separate those bullets into groups of .3 GR +- weight and shoot them together. Those under 418 - 419 are for practice & fouling shots. Those of over 420 will be grouped +- .3 when I accumulate enough for a box (50) and will be considered as match worthy. My typical casting temp. is 775 - 800 degrees. I've not used BP. Presently working with 4759. The jury is out. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks. Ray

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #6 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 10:38am	Print Post
	One of the folks I shoot with uses a 30" long 16" twist Badger (mine is a 32" long 14.5" twist GM) and the heaviest bullet he shoots is a 420gr Brooks, IIRC. It is very accurate (at least as accurate as mine), but we both shoot BP so can't add any info for smokeless. I usually cast at 765F, so will try bumping that up 10-15F to see if I can get a bit more weight out of that BACo $ bullet. You are segregating your weights more tightly then I am (1gr). For group at 200yd that might be needed, but for BPCR & BPTR where minute-of-animal or 10-ring is needed, perhaps not.

	Glenn - Stevens 044 1/2, Bartlein SS 5R barrel in 22LR
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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #7 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 4:22pm	Print Post
	LRF wrote on Dec 20^th, 2014 at 9:12am: rkaires, What twist are you using in your 40 cal rifle if i may ask please? I have a Bartlein 1-16 twist .401 land 408 groove. Bob

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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #8 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 4:42pm	Print Post
	Ray, I have a couple moulds that worked good in my Badger barreled highwall. RCBS 400gr BPS RCBS 350gr CSA In my Bartlein barreled CPA I'm shooting mid 240's with two bullets. 400gr Ron Long tapered 385gr Accurate tapered 4759, 4227 and MP300 all work well for me. Bob

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RayH Oldtimer Offline ASSRA # 10880 Posts: 756 Location: Oldest City, FL Joined: Jan 4^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #9 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 5:40pm	Print Post
	Hey guys ................ If we ever get together, there is no doubt we will give each other a tough match. Lovin' every second of it! Merry Christmas to all. Ray PS - Has anyone been keeping track of velocities achieved?

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art_ruggiero Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1221 Location: CT Joined: Dec 14^th, 2008	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #10 - Dec 21^st, 2014 at 2:04pm	Print Post
	what 40 cal are we talking about and what make of rifle? thanks art


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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #11 - Dec 21^st, 2014 at 3:11pm	Print Post
	Ray, I don't have a chronograph so no data on velocity. I do want to get one sometime in the future. Bob

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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1671 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #12 - Dec 21^st, 2014 at 3:14pm	Print Post
	art_ruggiero wrote on Dec 21^st, 2014 at 2:04pm: what 40 cal are we talking about and what make of rifle? thanks art Hi Art, I'm shooting a CPA mod 52 in .40-50 Sharps Straight. The barrel is a #4 30" long. Bob

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Hiwall55 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 468 Location: west central Illinois Joined: Jun 30^th, 2012	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #13 - Dec 21^st, 2014 at 8:54pm	Print Post
	Glenn what .40 caliber cartridge are you shooting with the 14.5 twist? I am thinking about building a 40/60 Maynard and was wondering about that barrel.


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2942 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: New .40 cal mould Reply #14 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 4:18pm	Print Post
	40-65 and 40-60. The barrels are GM, which they call their 40-82 barrel for some reason. Has a 14.5" twist. You might want to wait a bit. They are going to start lapping their BPCR barrels and won't sell them until all the 'standard' barrels are gone. Last I talked to them, about 2-3 months ago, they thought some time around the end of the year. Think they've added an 'X' to the name or catalog number to indicate that it is a lapped barrel. Not sure how much better it would be as my 40-65 is very accurate out to 600yd.

	Glenn - Stevens 044 1/2, Bartlein SS 5R barrel in 22LR
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