Gavin Dinghams 44 mould

[Don McDowell]

I think our 44 fanatic from down under might have hit a home run when he had Accurate come up with this 44-400B bullet. I think it may work like a champ for a light greaser for hunting or target work.

[Caprock]

I like the nose diameter of .433 for a Shiloh. Wondering if two lube grooves will get the job done? Guess they do though!

[Lumpy Grits]

Nice picture. Did you take that, Don?
Wonder how the design would work for .45 cal.
Gary

[Don McDowell]

Gary no that's the picture Gavin took and posted on his Photobucket so we could see it.I think if you look there's already a 45 of real similar design there.
Here's his disrciption of it as cast in the picture.
Overall length is 1.097" ..or close enough to 1.1"
..as cast is .447 diameter ..base , second and third driving band.

..the top band with the taper to the nose..is also .447" but only for about .015"..then it tapers off quickly to the nose which is running at .433 for approximately 1/4" inch before the ogive and finishing at a meplat of .2".

[Lumpy Grits]

Do we know the weight of the bullet on the right?
Gary

[Don McDowell]

it's right around 400 gr.

[powderburner]

the only problem with tht bullet is it has all sorts of rings around it , for no reason??.other than that it is a good looking bullet/.

[Kurt]

Gary no that's the picture Gavin took and posted on his Photobucket so we could see it.I think if you look there's already a 45 of real similar design there.
Here's his disrciption of it as cast in the picture.
Overall length is 1.097" ..or close enough to 1.1"
..as cast is .447 diameter ..base , second and third driving band.

..the top band with the taper to the nose..is also .447" but only for about .015"..then it tapers off quickly to the nose which is running at .433 for approximately 1/4" inch before the ogive and finishing at a meplat of .2".

Man Don @ .433 it will have a lot of slop ahead of the case mouth and when it gets pushed in the hinder when the charge gets lit up there might be a lot of weird things going on as it flies down range???
But it will make a good bullet for shooting dirty.

[Don McDowell]

the only problem with tht bullet is it has all sorts of rings around it , for no reason??.other than that it is a good looking bullet/.

So's the Teflon tape hangs on better.. that's what them grooves is for.

[Don McDowell]

Gary no that's the picture Gavin took and posted on his Photobucket so we could see it.I think if you look there's already a 45 of real similar design there.
Here's his disrciption of it as cast in the picture.
Overall length is 1.097" ..or close enough to 1.1"
..as cast is .447 diameter ..base , second and third driving band.

..the top band with the taper to the nose..is also .447" but only for about .015"..then it tapers off quickly to the nose which is running at .433 for approximately 1/4" inch before the ogive and finishing at a meplat of .2".

Man Don @ .433 it will have a lot of slop ahead of the case mouth and when it gets pushed in the hinder when the charge gets lit up there might be a lot of weird things going on as it flies down range???
But it will make a good bullet for shooting dirty.

Kurt I think with the taper coming off that first band , in a standard Shiloh chamber it'll chamber up fine with all the lube grooves covered.
We'll know more about the thing and how it shoots when Mike gets his blocks in a couple weeks.