0000371382 00000 n Its not too bad for hunting, but you wouldnt want to spend a day shooting prairie dogs with it. program, and online ballistics calculators. So a tweak here and a nudge there, and you had the .405 Win. 0000371769 00000 n 0000214507 00000 n 0000278803 00000 n 0000253934 00000 n With its straight wall, the .405 Win. Although derived from ballistic tables provided the I was concerned about having to handload for it but heck, guess I don't have to. It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet. 0000067822 00000 n 0000260245 00000 n 0000010570 00000 n A whole lot of 'stuff I didn't know yet' in that one entry. Few rifles have influenced firearm design and military history as much as the Mauser 98. Technically, the .35 Rem. . 0000269429 00000 n 0000048213 00000 n The official military designation of the new cartridge was the .45-70-405. . 0000261834 00000 n The .405 Win. 0000377272 00000 n It has taken big game in Africa and is more than adequate for any game in North America. Then select your bullet weight, powder manufacturer and powder type. here is what was taught were the general rules for a DG cartridge: "A buffalo could probably be taken with a well placed frozen herring but, the question is: "What's the point"?" Winchester's advertising campaigns during the first decade of the twentieth century took full advantage of Theodore Roosevelt's frequent praise of the .405 Winchester, as well as the Winchester 1895 which chambered it. If you have purchased any of these items, please pay by cash, credit card . World's most popular community & resource for hunting in Africa since 2007. 0000279051 00000 n 1 single-shot in .405 Win. The load data contained on this site is intended for use with Barnes Bullets. Load data for 11 loads in caliber .405 Win. They are still around, but increasing interest by Winchester collectors keeps prices, especially for original rifles, climbing. Because Barnes Bullets has no control over the individual loading practices and/or components used, no responsibility is implied or expressed by Barnes Bullets, Inc. in the use of this data. It is a good load, though with the metal buttplate on my Model 95, it makes my teeth rattle a bit. I LUV my Ruger # 3 45-70. Hornady 405 Winchester .411 300 Grain SP. One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956. Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives. Dies and brass are readily available. 0000261414 00000 n I'm quite guilty of handloading Ohmygawsh .45-70 405gr rounds that chronographed an honest 2100fps out of my Ruger #1. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. using smokeless powder sending 300-grain jacketed bullets downrange with 37 percent more velocity and delivering nearly 40 percent more energy into the target. 1895 in 405 is a beautiful piece of history. When combined with personal discipline and attention to detail, such practices can help create a margin of safety for both the reloader and the shooter. Its thick case walls allow it to handle heavy charges when reloading. 0000268577 00000 n 0000277222 00000 n .405 Winchester Ballistics Ballistics and Drop for the .405 Winchester Cartridge Type: Height: 2.583" Width: 0.543" Average FPS: 2200 Average Energy: 3223 Average Gr: 300 Recoil: 1.51 *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .405 Winchester Ballistics cartridge. You do not have to seat the bullet at, or on one of the cannelure rings. Mine looks like 4.4 on my non digital calipers. Most ammunition available today for the .351 SL is produced by a few boutique manufacturers, often using either cast lead bullets or copper-plated bullets or, occasionally, .358 jacketed bullets resized to .351 or .352 caliber . 0000374298 00000 n Hornady makes ammunition a hunter can trust without reservations. This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop, bullet energy, windage, and velocity. 0000024735 00000 n Truth be told, most African Professional Hunters would agree with his assessment of the cartridge today: its great for hunting many animals, but there are many better choices for thick-skinned dangerous game than the .405 Winchester. The velocity of the cartridge is also low by contemporary standards, which makes shooting at long range challenging due to the allowance the shooter must make for bullet drop.[3]. 0000254715 00000 n Looks like it got the job done. 0000017870 00000 n (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); .405 Winchester-Hornady FP InterLock, .405 Winchester-Hornady SP InterLock, .405 Winchester-Winchester Flat Point. Both Norma and RWS brass had rim thickness less than his WW brass but worked . 0000263448 00000 n This item is NOT AVAILABLE for IN-STORE pickup, and will ship separately from other items in your ASW order. 0000261705 00000 n More about Terminal Ballistics Ballistic Charts Click to download a Ballistic Chart (PDF). The biggest limitation on the cartridge would appear to be its limited bullet choices. The velocity and energy figures in this table are taken from various sources including the Federal, Hornady, Norma, Remington, Sako, Weatherby and Winchester print and online ammunition guides, the Shooter's Bible, the "Remington Shoot!" program, and online ballistics calculators. That 300-grain bullet has a sectional density of just 0.254 and a ballistic coefficient of 0.250 (G1), and even though it starts out at 2,200 f.p.s., at 100 yards, it sheds a bit more than 300 f.p.s. And although the Browning-designed Model 1895 rifle had a single-stack box magazine that would feed rimmed cartridges, the staggered-cartridge magazines found in most bolt-action rifles would never be able to handle the cartridge. Hornady 405 Winchester .411 300 Gr SP Bullet Style: Soft Point (SP) Caliber: 405 Winchester (.411) Also, the .404 Brit whaddyacallit caliber is a good respected boltgun caliber. 0000259314 00000 n Partial Vintage Two Piece Box 19 Correct Winchester .405 Winchester Cartridges Ammunition for Winchester Model 95 Rifle Unable to retrieve AutoCheck Summary Report, please try back . CRS I hope you find a double at some point, I love mine. .405 Winchester after a Teddy Roosevelt quote? ;\#Dk{h@ldOY Because of safety concerns owing to the rifle's tubular magazine, flat-nosed bullets are . My research shows a 3oo grain bullet (soft or full patch solid) at 2200 fps. This measurement is called the rate of twist and is expressed as a ratio, such as 1:7, which means the bullet spins one full rotation in seven inches of barrel travel. Overview. The traditional .45-70 load put a 405-grain, .458-caliber lead bullet over 70 grains of blackpowder, hence the . [3] The cartridge was also available in the Ruger No.1 Tropical single-shot rifle. Muzzle: 100 YDS: 200 YDS: Velocity . 0000372957 00000 n 0000005365 00000 n And is the Kenai before or after that? 0000217009 00000 n 0000369855 00000 n generated as fair amount of excitement, at least initially. 0000029807 00000 n He starts with a new Marlin 1895 and converts it into a take-down gun in any of a variety of finishes. 0000079363 00000 n The legendary gun designer John Browning built the Winchester 1895 around a box magazine and a very strong action lock up so that it could utilize pointed bullets and the more powerful calibers designed to use the new smokeless gun powders. 0000214168 00000 n The .350 Legend, also called 350 LGND (943mm), is a SAAMI-standardized straight-walled intermediate rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms.The cartridge was designed for use in American states that have specific regulations for deer hunting with straight-walled centerfire cartridges. or a 330-grain lead bullet at 1,380 f.p.s. Question for Doug Watson:Is there much Whitetail left after 425g 45-70? )375 SCOVILL375 RUGER375 REMINGTON ULTRA MAGNUM378 WEATHERBY MAGNUM, 416 REMINGTON MAGNUM416 RIGBY416 WEATHERBY MAGNUM, 458 SOCOM45-70 1895 MARLIN45-70 RUGER NO.1450 MARLIN458 WINCHESTER MAGNUM458 LOTT460 WEATHERBY MAGNUM, 380 AUTO9MM LUGER357 SIG38 SPECIAL +P357 MAGNUM40 SMITH & WESSON10MM AUTO41 REMINGTON MAGNUM44 SPECIAL44 REMINGTON MAGNUM45 GLOCK AUTOMATIC PISTOL45 AUTOMATIC45 COLT RUGER AND T/C454 CASULL460 SMITH & WESSON MAGNUM480 RUGER500 SMITH & WESSON MAGNUM. Across the pond in Africa, Europeans found it a capable round for plains game animals, though a bit light for large, dangerous and thick-skinned game. 100 ROUNDS 35 REMINGTON WINCHESTER POWER POINT. 0000278900 00000 n The answer is YES! I have one of Jim West's wonderful little Co-Pilots. Molds are available for those who want to cast their own, but these, too, can be rather expensive because of smaller demand and inventory. This 243 Winchester ballistic table shows 80 grain High Performance Rifle rounds with a 100 yard zero. 0000076487 00000 n Looking at double rifles. I have a nice original Deluxe Winchester 95 .405 WCF with a shotgun buttstock and the express sights I plan on using on a water buffalo hunt. Just because I already have an original Winchester Deluxe TD Model 1895 in .405 Winchester. gotta go. 0000377839 00000 n 0000007963 00000 n Table Clocks; Watch Repair; Wrist Watches; Coins & Precious Metals. calling it a medicine gunnot big medicine as many writers (including me) have erroneously reported in the past. 0000011202 00000 n This means I will earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase. 0000374364 00000 n Even just to take to the range (though it will make a reloader out of you in just one trip to the ammo store). (right). 0000276161 00000 n 0000080181 00000 n ammo with its 300-grain SP InterLock bullet at 2,200 f.p.s. Hodgdons IMR 3031 and Alliants Reloder 7 have been the powders of choice, but as more powders come on line, experimentation could come up with a better load. 0000267365 00000 n . *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .405 Winchester Ballistics cartridge. This likely enhanced its reputation as a powerful rifle, but it was also distinctly unpleasant to shoot. 0000269250 00000 n Additionally, Kermit brought a Rigby double in .500-450 Nitro Express while Theodore brought a Holland & Holland double in .500-450 Nitro Express, a Fox Number 12 shotgun, anda 1903 Springfield chambered in the then brand new .30-06 Springfield cartridge. 0000259924 00000 n African Game Trails. 0000040400 00000 n This distance off the lands (rifling), aka jump may be limited to the rifles throat length, magazine length and bullet length. Should give me good performance at reasonable pressures for the old girl. Whereas the .40-72 Win. 0000078839 00000 n The .405 Winchester (also known as the .405 WCF) is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1904 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle. 0000259827 00000 n One might wonder what was going on in the designers heads at Winchester when they came up with the .405 Winchester. Naturally, the 300 grain Hornady bullets can handle most American game. 0000278978 00000 n 45 ACP are various names for the exact same ammunition. Input your hunting conditions to see the drop, drift, bullet trajectory, velocity, and energy in easy-to-read ballistics charts and graphs. 0000010458 00000 n Some Sweeeeeteyecandy, and scholars who actually did 'write the book'.Haven't kept up with crowd at Accurate Reloading or 24 Hour Campfire, tho there are some excellent folks and knowledgeable pro writers at both sites. (Ships direct from the distributor). No other cartridge meant for a rifle uses 0.411" bullets. H\j0@zlJ.z(iyeV'}J3>FV8uE#455nUI Sabatti ~ $,3000 - $4,000. High Recoil. 0000256181 00000 n I bought a Ruger #1 Specifically for that purpose and got some Barnes 300 gr TSXs going pretty good and pretty accurate. was pretty much a yawner, the .405 Win. It was this encounter that led to the now famous quote that he documented on page 200 of African Game Trails: Tarlton took his big double-barrel and advised me to take mine, as the sun had just set and it was likely to be close work; but I shook my head, for the Winchester 405 is, at least for me personally, the medicine gun for lions. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2006. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Rifl e Ammunition Product Lines: . Print. Hornady makes .405 Win. The .45-70 fired a .45 caliber 405 grain projectile over 70 grains of black powder for a muzzle velocity of roughly 1200fps. At Hornady, we manufacture Custom ammunition to give shooters and hunters the advantage of handloaded accuracy in a factory load. 0000261560 00000 n All of the .405 data by Barnes and Hornady were from testing a lever-action, specifically a Winchester 1895, which I don't believe is even as strong as the Marlin. New reloading data must be opened as a PDF document in an up-to-date compatible PDF viewer. As impressed as hunters were with the .30-40 Krag, they got even more good news when Winchester introduced the .405 Winchester (aka the .405 WCF) in 1904. Many cape buff, water buff, bison, big bears, etc have been taken with the .405 WCF with the proper bullets. 0000164640 00000 n 0000008466 00000 n Also loaded with smokeless powder, the original Winchester .405 load propelled a 300 grain round nosed bullet at an astounding 2,200 feet per second (3,225 foot pounds of energy)! People pooh-pooh the venerable .45-70 in its original loading, like it has no teeth whatsoever. on a couple of elk hunts, I havent quite been able to close the deal. $1.20. [4] Catalog listings of the cartridge ceased in 1955. 250040072. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. [3] It remains to this day one of the most powerful rimmed cartridge designed specifically for lever-action rifles; the only modern lever action cartridges that exceed its performance are the .50 Alaskan, .450 Alaskan, .475 Turnbull, .348 Turnbull and the .450 Marlin. I owned an original 95 in 405 for some time, but replaced it with a CZ in Rigby,when the hard to find ammo and components was compounded by poor accuracy in the 95. Though Roosevelt did not take every single animal with the .405 Winchester, he used it often enough to thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of the cartridge on a wide variety of game. 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