The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Here is a video on making 44 magnum boolits with 40S&W cases

Here is a video on making 44 magnum boolits with 40S&W cases (reply)

Bob Hatfield — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:28:39 +0000

https://youtu.be/ONlvKEBUuIQ?si=sW2_5bhhhKHKBbY3

Bob

Fill that 40 case with hot glue (reply)

E Sisk — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:31:14 +0000

480 Ruger. 45 acp case, 300 gr. 45-70 sized .452, wt. 400 gr. Still stable and cutting nice round holes at 100 yards. My way of disposing of those darn small primer 45 cases.

Ecellent! Speer started by using .22 cases for jackets. (reply)

JimT — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:48:15 +0000

They worked quite well.

More reasons to shoot 'em! (nt) (reply)

jgt — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:31:03 +0000

I use them as jackets for the 444 bullets I swage. When I can find them to pick up they are much cheaper than buying jackets. I do have to trim them some for the correct bullet weight I
am making.

More reasons to shoot 'em! (nt) (reply)

JimT — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:59:48 +0000

I hate 40s. They do unholy things when mixed in a tumbler (reply)

JohnKDM — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:40:10 +0000

with 45acp and 9mm cases.

The .475 Linebaugh .... that was the first. (reply)

JimT — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:18:02 +0000

I used the .45 ACP cases. We got them up over 2000 fps. I shot into a telephone pole and it went more than 6" into the pole.

Finally! (reply)

Hoot — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:14:11 +0000

Something worthwhile to do with all those 40's that got picked up over the years.

I may have posted this before..... (reply)

Gunner — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:08:48 +0000

Didn't you do something similar years ago using a 45 acp inside of a bigger case and shot thru a piece of plywood with it? I remember seeing a picture of a case embedded in plywood.

Gunner

I may have posted this before

JimT — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:55:04 +0000

but at my age it's a forgivable offense.

Playing with my .44 Special I noticed that the .40 S&W cartridge is the correct diameter to be used as a projectile ... so why not? I learned many years ago that if you are shooting an empty cartridge as a projectile, you have to load them base first or the primer will blow out and leave the cartridge stuck someplace in the bore ... usually about 1/4 of the way through.

I fired the first two loads into some old towels that I had in the shop. I wanted to see what the 'bullets' looked like.

On the Range at 15 yards they did OK. These would be fun to shoot rabbits with. They did hit quite low, which was expected since the gun is regulated for the Keith 250 gr. SWC.

A person could learn to hold "off" and do OK.