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Hi Guys -
My old man is reliving his childhood as he approaches his 67th birthday. He has a winchester .401 SLR that has been in my family since the rifle was purchased new (whenever the heck that was)  He used to deer hunt with it as a boy in northern MN and always said it was a really fun rifle to shoot. This rifle is really old.
Anyways, ammuntion for this thing is virtually non-existant, but since I'm getting into reloading for my ar15, I was thinking, would it be possible to make brass from possibly another type of case and cast the bullets?
I actually did see sizing dies for a .401 SLR someplace, but in my infinite wisdom, didn't mark the page for future reference. DUH!.
Could anyone point me in the direction of where I could possible get reloading components and load infor for this obscure caliber? Any other info on this particular round/rifle is also GREATLY appreciated. I would love to be able to show up on his next birthday with a couple of boxes of .401 ammo that he could cap off at the range. I'm sure it would make his day
Thank Gents!
Joe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 10:40 PM |
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Midway has Redding dies for the .401WSL for $67.99. Brass and bullets will be the problem. From what I've read, .401 cases can be formed from .35 Remington or oddly enough, 7.62x39. Both will require some major work. Easiest to buy formed brass from Buffalo arms, $1 each, or $19/20. I'm sure they have bullets available, too, but I didn't look.
Never loaded for the .401, but do load its little brother, the .351 WSL.
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=1&Categoryid=8245&categorystring=9315***731***702***8344***9261***
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm?viewfrom=61&catid=36&step=2
When you reach the point, I can scan an old Lyman manual with .401 data in it for you.
Last edited on Tue Feb 5th, 2008 10:42 PM by Charley
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| Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 12:34 AM |
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Very Cool! Thanks!
Do you know if the .401 SLR bullet is actually .401 in diamter or is it bigger/smaller (i.e the .223 is actually .224).
Buffalo Arms (thanks for the link btw) has .401 diameter cast bullets too!
I could actually pull this off and have some shells for his next birthday.
Thanks Again!!
Joe
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i am trying to post a scan from a book.havent had much luck.the 401sl uses a ,406 dia bullet.it has a body dia of.429,a case length of 1.5 and a rim dia of .457 with a thickness of .042.cases can be made from the 9.3X72 R. might be best to buy some pre-formed cases.200 gr bullet/31 gr/4227/2100 fps
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According to my references the Model 1910 was made from 1910 to 1936. 20,787 were made. PM me your s/n, if you like, and I will look up your year of manufacture.
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Here's a scan of the Lyman manual, NUmber 45 from 1970.
Attachment: scan0001.jpg (Downloaded 41 times)
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| Posted: Fri Feb 8th, 2008 03:03 AM |
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Never mind, small enough to upload and you can't read it.
200 grain jacketed
start max
Unique 13 grains 1597 FPS 15.3 grains 1811 FPS
A2400 22.0 Grains 1718 FPS 24.7 Grains 1915 FPS
212 grain cast
Unique 12.0 1618 FPS 14.9 1845 FPS
2400 21.0 1773 FPS 23.5 1960 FPS
IMR 4227 26.0 1915 FPS 29.0 (compressed) 2074 FPS
Maximum case length, 1.5"
Trim Length, 1.495" Max OAL, 2.005"
For the M1907 in .351, I found reliable function at about midrange of the given powder charges. I would suspect the M1910 will be similar.
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Hi all, found that for .401WSL bullets....i'm looking for some too and some Berdan primer.
http://www.hawkbullets.com/Pricelist.htm
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