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What .40 Cal. is this???? (Read 7455 times)

marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17326 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: What .40 Cal. is this???? Reply #30 - Jan 22^nd, 2021 at 10:07am	Print Post
	Those look great Wayne! And I too am a big fan of the .40-50SS chamber rifles! I've only been shooting them a couple years so far, but have found them the .40-50SS to be a neat little cartridge. A cartridge that's better for smokeless loads than it likely ever was with black powder with it's limited case capacity for BP.

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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 439 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: What .40 Cal. is this???? Reply #31 - Jan 22^nd, 2021 at 8:35pm	Print Post
	After a bit of consternation, I took the Wesson to the Michigan SS Guru. Decided to have the barrel lined with a .40 tube and chambered in 40-65 WIN. The other option was setting the barrel back a couple inches and rechambering. Price was about the same, but this way I will know the bore specs. It appeared the original chambering was for .40-85 Ballard and paper patches slugs. The barrel is 32” so I will remain a bit closer to the targets I’m set up for 40-65 and I’ve found this chambering able to do anything required around this part of the country. A very accommodating fellow ASSRA member made some once fired cases available so I’ll be ready for range time. Once the transfiguration is completed, I’ll provide a further report. Thanks everyone for your input. Mike.


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LarryLee Participating Member Offline Posts: 47 Joined: Aug 23^rd, 2018	Re: What .40 Cal. is this???? Reply #32 - Jan 29^th, 2021 at 4:01pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2021 at 10:07am: Those look great Wayne! And I too am a big fan of the .40-50SS chamber rifles! I've only been shooting them a couple years so far, but have found them the .40-50SS to be a neat little cartridge. A cartridge that's better for smokeless loads than it likely ever was with black powder with it's limited case capacity for BP. Val, I was very happy with my first outing, result attached.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17326 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: What .40 Cal. is this???? Reply #33 - Jan 29^th, 2021 at 5:34pm	Print Post
	The 240 gr. bullet might be a little light? I've found 300-350 gr. work well in my 1:17" twist barrel.

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