.455 Webley bullets
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MifflinKid
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I shoot these with Red Dot/Unique/HP38
They are nominally .454 but I find most measure closer to .456. But that extra diameter may just be the waxy lubricant that covers the bullets. They really gunk up the dies but are quit accurate, probably because they have hollow bases that can flair out to grab the rifling.
They are nominally .454 but I find most measure closer to .456. But that extra diameter may just be the waxy lubricant that covers the bullets. They really gunk up the dies but are quit accurate, probably because they have hollow bases that can flair out to grab the rifling.
5.7Man
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I loaded those Remington bullets as well in my .455. They will work.
Dan
Dan
PRD1
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Before you get wrapped around the axle...
measure the chamber mouths of your cylinder. Many of the original .455 revolvers I've measured (and the one I shoot all the time) have chamber mouths which measure around .450" - .451", and the groove diameters are around .453". There is no advantage in squeezing a very large bullet through a tight chamber mouth, and I find that the standard .452" .45 bullets shoot very well, indeed. I like the 255 gr. moly-coated RN hard cast bullets, which shoot very well, indeed.
PRD1 - mhb - Mike
measure the chamber mouths of your cylinder. Many of the original .455 revolvers I've measured (and the one I shoot all the time) have chamber mouths which measure around .450" - .451", and the groove diameters are around .453". There is no advantage in squeezing a very large bullet through a tight chamber mouth, and I find that the standard .452" .45 bullets shoot very well, indeed. I like the 255 gr. moly-coated RN hard cast bullets, which shoot very well, indeed.
PRD1 - mhb - Mike
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