round balls for 44spl?

[long rider]

Qs does anyone know the size of the rb to fit
the 44spl, the bore size is 429 so should the rb
be 433? not sure on this one, a little help please
thanks.

 

[Hawg]

You would need the same size balls as a regular bullet. .44 Spcl. should be .430. Sizing dies are going to size brass to .430, anything bigger and you're going to have problems. You might get by flaring the case mouth and using .432 but they may not chamber.

 

[long rider]

the bullets i have been shooting for years are 44-40
mister bullets 429di, i looked at hornady rb but none
at that di. so are you saying i might have to go custum?

 

[long rider]

You said you will need the same size balls as regular bullets?
Well i have been shooting 454 rb in my 45 colt the bore is 452
and they have shot just fine. so i do not buy 45 bullets no more
rb are much cheaper to buy, so i was looking to do the same
with the 44spl, all loads are with real bp.

 

[Hawg]

Most modern 44-40's do have .429 bores. Your .44 spcl. should have a bore size of .430. This is generally not a problem. I have a Cimaron convertable with a .44 spcl. and a 44-40 cylinder and the bore in it is .430 but I use .429 bullets. Once you get over .002 oversize you may have seating and or chambering problems. Keep in mind some guns have tighter chambers than others. What works in your .45 may not work in your .44 spcl. Or then again it might work just fine. Dixie sells .430 balls. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/default.php?cPath=22_99_311_312&osCsid=ee8be548ed0f0450696cd5853dedbf49

 

[long rider]

850 for 100 now thats not bad.
I would have thought speer or hornady
would have made them, they might but i
have not seen them. well thanks for your
info. i would have thought i would have got
a bigger response but maybe this was not
intesting for others to view.
thanks hh your words are all i need

 

[Hawg]

Well, you only posted it what, two hours ago? You'll probably get more.