oneatatime wrote on Apr 19^th, 2023 at 4:04pm:


That's what I've been using in my .40-65 for the last 6 or so years.  A 400gr BACO money with 3 reduced driving bands and mini grooves.  It hits the rams a lot harder than the Saeco #740 bullet I used to use.  The Saeco bullet is a little more accurate than the Money at 200&300 but has little energy left at the rams and barely topples them.   Although slightly less accurate than the Saeco at short range, it shoots quite well.   Last time out we set the all time silhouette single day and aggregate records for our range using that bullet.

Chris.

I just loaded a few cases. The fired cases are dimensionally the same as the new cases.
As requested a few pics of the rifle if you would like to see a few more just holler...

Westerner, that’s a nice looking .40-65 you have.
Cheers Richard

Thanks Richard. Is that Turkish walnut on your rifle? Gorgeous! 

I put my rifle together in a wood shed behind the house in Wellington Co back in 1984-5. All I had to go by was the Winchester book by Madis Ron Long loaned to me. At that time I knew very very little about single shot target rifles. 
Had a chunk of wood from a tree I harvested in 1976. Ron made and installed the barrel for me. 

The 40-65 using long bullets is a delight to use and so accurate.  Mild recoil, well, mild if one has been using a 45-90 for a few years. 

Thanks guys! Westerner, when I lived in Denver Ron and I were good friends and shooting buds....muzzle loaders. That was in the early‘70s and had just graduated gunsmith school there. I remember helping him struggle his Bridgeport into his basement shop...tough job even fo a couple of young guys. Yes it’s Turkish walnut. It’s a very dense stick of wood.
CheersRichard