Mold for cowboy shooting

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Got to be some cowboy action shooters out there. Looking for a mold in 38 cal to shoot in my rifle and pistole, some where in the 125 gr range. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

The one that I've seen at local Cowboy shoots has been similar to the Lee 125 round nose flat point (RNFP). I have that mold and love it in my .38 revolvers. Very accurate and mild shooting.

The Lee 125 rnfp is the choice of many cowboy action shooters in my area. It should work well. A couple of light coats of 45-45-10 and you should be well on your way.
Good Luck,
Rick

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Need some help casting .44-40 Cowboy boolits please

I recently purchased a Puma Model 92 Bounty Hunter in .44-40 caliber. This is a replica of a cut down Winchester 1892 rifle and called a Mare's Leg. I would like to learn to cast my own bullets for Cowboy Loads. I have not slugged the bore but I did call Puma for the barrel specs. It is a pistol barrel 12 inches long, bore .423 and grooves .430 according to Puma.

My questions are, companies like RCBS offer two bullet molds for .44-40 CB. They are .428 and .430. They then offer two bullet sizers, one for .427 and another for .428. What advice can you give regarding selection of bullet molds and sizers? I am using 6.2 grains of Trail Boss powder and getting 952 fps muzzle velocity through my chronograph. RCBS also offer two different bullet lubes. Any advice on which one would be best? Thanks for the help!

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Strange Thing with 38-40 Cowboy Dies

In reading your past posts, I'm quite sure you have flushed out all remaining grit from the polishing process, from all parts including the decap portion. This was my first thought and I figured I'd pass it on.

I had an old used set of RCBS dies for 44 WCF that did the same, polished it out, some scratching still remains, but in shooting black powder it doesn't seem to matter much.

Maybe I'll revisit the issue.

THANKS
DOWNWIND

PS Are you starting with CLEAN cases?

If so, maybe some grit being transfered while loading?

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