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22 November 2011
Tom Acheson wrote:
Veral Smith (LBT) made a nice 4-cavity mould for me that weighs about 230-grains. The Saeco #415 is also a good mould (I also have their #410 plain base). The LBT and the #415 both use a gas check but Hornady quit making them (leaving Lyman as the only source) so I've had good results using the Hornady .416 GC. But the dia. of the gas check shank of your particular mould may need to be checked first. I have about 10, maybe more, .41 moulds, all at 215 gr. or heavier (excluding a Lee 170-grainer which is useless). The heaviest is a Hoch nose pour of 323 grains followed by a SSK of 296 grains. Between those two moulds I've taken (22) deer with an iron sighted revolver (most are Mule Deer in WY).
Reports on this forum and others about the good results achieved with the Lyman #410459 are something I've not yet been able to do. I've tried it in (3) revolvers and with a huge # of powder/primer combinations and ...nothing. Could be an “unhappy” mould. The RCBS 215 gr. KT bullet works well with 7.0 of Bullseye, at 1,000 fps out of a S&W Mod. 57 8 3/8” bbl. In a Mod. 58 4” bbl., the H&G 220-gr Keith type (4-cav.) plain base using SR 4756 is quite accurate.
Best overall moulds are the H&G and the Saeco #415. Also have (4) .40 cal. BPCR moulds but all are too heavy for a revolver.
Tom
thanks for the info I have a 58 9SAPD marked) and my wife just gifted me a 8 3/8 57 as well. I just had the 58 and my 4 5/8 Blackhawk when I bought those bullets by pure serendipity. I have some left but they are loaded in cases. they were were the same profile as a Lyman 429/431
when I loaded the first batch I trotted outside to test them at 15 yds in the 58. the wind was rocking the target holder so I fired “double taps” between gusts. this, and a lousy photo, was the result,