Gavin Dinghams 44 mould

[Iron Coyote]

Any updates/reports on how this bullet does/doesn't do?
Thinking this might work as a chicken killer in the 2.4" case.
Thoughts on this idea?
THNX LOTS
Bob

[Don McDowell]

Mike has been shooting that bullet some in his 44's, and it's not doing to bad. He sent me some and the few I've shot from my 44 shot real well.

[Mike]

Mike has been shooting that bullet some in his 44's, and it's not doing to bad. He sent me some and the few I've shot from my 44 shot real well.

That 44-400B has become my standard bullet for my .44/77 and the loads I've used were with 75 grains of KIK 1.5Fg or 70 grains by volume of Olde Eynsford 2F. Right now I'm favoring the OE 2F load. And I fill the crimp groove with lube and seat the bullet to the forward band. This load has worked well for me out to 200 yards, that's the furthest I've tried so far.

[Iron Coyote]

Thank You Don & Mike.
Mike good to hear that it is working well in the 44/77.
Any day now, a Hepburn 44/77 should be showing up here.
I will do a chamber cast,take a few measurements & decide what dia. will work for both guns.
Hopefully one will work for both.
What are you using for wad(s)?
THNX LOTS
Bob

[Mike]

Thank You Don & Mike.
Mike good to hear that it is working well in the 44/77.
Any day now, a Hepburn 44/77 should be showing up here.
I will do a chamber cast,take a few measurements & decide what dia. will work for both guns.
Hopefully one will work for both.
What are you using for wad(s)?
THNX LOTS
Bob

Bob, Please keep us posted on the details of your rifle and the bullets you'll use. For wads I simply one thickness of milk carton. Shoot sharp, Mike

[Iron Coyote]

Mike
Thank You
Will keep you updated.
Has to warm up a bit before any serious load work can be done.
Also,have to learn how to post photos.
THNX LOTS
B0b

[Mike]

Mike
Thank You
Will keep you updated.
Has to warm up a bit before any serious load work can be done.
Also,have to learn how to post photos.
THNX LOTS
B0b

Good doin's. Keep us posted, for sure.

[Caprock]

Pretty old thread but I was wondering if that 44-400 is out of an aluminum mold?

[Nuclearcricket]

Caprock, I can't vouch for what mold block material was used for the bullets shown at the beginning of this thread. But I can vouch for the quality of the molds made by Accurate Molds. I have the 44-480LS mold and it is cut into aluminum blocks. They are of good quality and cast very well.
One thing I do not like about aluminum blocks is that if you get something stuck on the underside of the spru plate it will scar the top of the mold. This is with anyone's aluminum mold. My only complaint about the Accurate mold is that the guide pins fit a bit tight and I had to give the handle an extra squeeze to make sure that they were closed tightly, and I think that is a minor concern. The bullets come out round and to size, what more do you really need? I would recommend the Accurate Molds and would not hesitate to purchase from him again. The really nice thing is that you can have any of his listed molds changed to what you want. I did that with the mold that I got. And if your concerned about turn around time for a custom cut mold, consider that I placed my order on a Wednesday and had the mold Monday and it had to come cross country as I am in PA. Just can't beat that at all in my book.
Sam

[Kurt]

I have moulds that Walt made at NIE that are aluminum and they do cast a good bullet but if you let the alloy get away they tend to differ in diameter. Have you guys found this happening with your moulds?

Kurt