• .405 Winchester-Bud Strangford

    Rate this article
    Published on 10-24-2014 08:13 PM  Number of Views: 6917  

     LOAD DETAILS
     GUN TYPE   

    .405 Winchester
     FIREARM  RIFLES
     LEAD TYPE   Hornady FP #41050
     CALIBER TYPE   .405 Winchester
     RATING   9
     LEAD SIZE   300
     POWDER TYPE   IMR 4895
     POWDER AMOUNT   60 gr.
     PRIMER   CCI 250
     BRASS   late Bertram
     BARREL LENGTH   24"
     F.P.S   2283 fps.
     GROUP SIZE   1.25"
     OVERALL LENGTH   3.105"
     GUN DETAILS   Custom made Siamese Mauser by Bud Strangford aka Horse Creek Gun Shop 2881 Webster Road Baker Montana 59313 Douglas premium Bbl.AA grade Claro Walnut stock
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  A really great BIG game rifle. The Hornady 300 gr. FP bullets are very accurate but tend to come apart when hitting bone. The Barnes XFB 300 gr. is the way to go but may not feed as well.
     SUBMITTED ON   10 Feb 2007
     SUBMITTED BY   Bud Strangford

  • Last 5 Loads

  • Old Articles

Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check        

Gunloads.com Sponsored Links