.401 Winchester Self Loading
- Thread starter Amphibious
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I have a beauty, I'd love to use deer hunting, what a perfect caliber for a close range brush gun 
Reloading is a pain & almost imposible. I did see a set of dies at a gun show a couple years ago but wouldn't part with the $100+ bucks the guy wanted when bullets & brass is so hard & expensive to get! I bought a couple boxes at a show & may use it one time then it's back on the rack :roll:
All I can say is good luck :mrgreen:
Reloading is a pain & almost imposible. I did see a set of dies at a gun show a couple years ago but wouldn't part with the $100+ bucks the guy wanted when bullets & brass is so hard & expensive to get! I bought a couple boxes at a show & may use it one time then it's back on the rack :roll: All I can say is good luck :mrgreen:
apparently if you own a lathe you can alter 7.62x39 brass to work
www.buffaloarms has dies for arounf $50us, but I haven;t heard back from them on if they;ll shio to canada or not.
www.buffaloarms has dies for arounf $50us, but I haven;t heard back from them on if they;ll shio to canada or not.
From a source somewhere......
1. Size a 7.62X39 case as far as possible in a 41 Mag. die stripped of its decapping assembly. You will NOT be able to size the solid head, so stop when hard resistance is felt or you'll crack the carbide ring.
2. The case will now look a bit like a little belted mag case. Lathe off the "belt", but do not touch the rim. Removing the belt leaves the case head the right diameter, and the case is now semi-rimmed. I have managed the trick without a lathe just to see how much trouble it would be...chucked in a drill leaving just the belt outside the chuck, using a small file, it's not too hard to get the belt off.
3. Fire form the cases (use the corn meal "blank" method of fire forming). The cases will pop out dead straight, semi-rimmed, and just a hair over 1.5"...just enough extra to trim the mouths to even at 1.5"
1. Size a 7.62X39 case as far as possible in a 41 Mag. die stripped of its decapping assembly. You will NOT be able to size the solid head, so stop when hard resistance is felt or you'll crack the carbide ring.
2. The case will now look a bit like a little belted mag case. Lathe off the "belt", but do not touch the rim. Removing the belt leaves the case head the right diameter, and the case is now semi-rimmed. I have managed the trick without a lathe just to see how much trouble it would be...chucked in a drill leaving just the belt outside the chuck, using a small file, it's not too hard to get the belt off.
3. Fire form the cases (use the corn meal "blank" method of fire forming). The cases will pop out dead straight, semi-rimmed, and just a hair over 1.5"...just enough extra to trim the mouths to even at 1.5"
Check with Dave at www.rockymountaincartridge.com
Great to deal with & they ship to Canada.
Cheers
Jaguar
Great to deal with & they ship to Canada.
Cheers
Jaguar
