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Well I got the rifle cleaned up and measured the bore at 408 thousands . Since I have a 41 magnum mold I poured some soft lead bullets . 60 grains of pyrodex seems to be plenty strong enough for deer hunting.
 

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I award points for thinking outside the box and using a pistol mold for your bullets.

Is .002 inches enough for a gas seal?

Do you run the risk of the bullet not grabbing the grooves?

Just food for thought and not busting your blz.
 
I award points for thinking outside the box and using a pistol mold for your bullets.

Is .002 inches enough for a gas seal?

Do you run the risk of the bullet not grabbing the grooves?

Just food for thought and not busting your blz.
Fired a few at 40 grains and accuracy was not to good . 60 grains got better so I'm thinking its swelling the soft lead out to fit the barrel . I will experiment some more with the powder charge to see if I find a sweet spot . My measurements probably are not perfect . The bullets are a bit hard to get started but go down ok after that. Bullets are not key holing so I'm guessing they are engaging the rifling . FBC
 
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