44 mag Boolit/Bullet

[RED333]

Boolits= as God laid it into the soil,,grand old Galena,the Silver Stream graciously hand poured into molds for our consumption.

 

Bullets= Machine made utilizing Full Length Gas Checks as to provide projectiles for the masses.

 

Step 1

Clean annealed 40 S&W fired case, primer left in.

seat a cast 40 cal HP boolit deep.

 

Step 2

Trim a nickle 44 mag case to .80 to .85 inches long.

Insert the 40 case into the 44 case, I used my reload press to mash the cases

 

Step 3

This is what it looks like after you pull the 40 case out of the 44 case.

You can use a hammer to mash the cases as well.

 

Step 4

I used a seater pin from a 44-40 die to finish the roll, pushed through a ,430 size die.

 

Step 5

This is what ya get, a 44 mag boolit/bullet hand made 250 gr HP

I will get a ,429 die to get down to the right size.

All this took about 10 mins to do.

I did have the 180 gr 40 cal boolit cast before hand.

 

I have not loaded or shoot these yet, still have to size to .429

[I_Like_Pie]

There are some dies specially made for this.

 

Let us know how it works out.  It is certainly interesting and I would love to hear how it performs when pushed really hard...as in .444 rifle velocities.

[RED333]

Yea the dies are $325.00, more than I want to spend.

I did all this with what I have now, no extra cost.

[musicman]

Wow.  Pretty nifty!! That's not even something I've ever thought of before, but it's awesome.  Can't wait to see it in use!

[RED333]

If ya shoot a 40S&W, you can do the same with a 9mm case and make a 40 cal projectile.

[musicman]

I shoot all of 'em!  ;-)  For your next project, I commission you to make a 9/40/44!  :rock:   Just kiddin'!