I just bough a used 405 winchester for a good price.I got a 100 pieces of brass and dies.I know nothing about reloading this caliber.I want to find a scope mount if possible.I had a browning 1895 and had a scope mount made by williams gun company i think.I was wondering if anyone had one or hunted with theirs.

I shoot mine!
I was lucky to find large quanities of 405 brass on Ebay, once fired. I suspect I have a life time supply.
I can't see the need for a scope, when there are brand new or nearly new Redfield reciever sights available. Also available on Ebay.
I use nothing but cast bullets in mine.
IMR 3031 is the powder to use.
Have fun!
Jim

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Originally posted by arkypete:
...I use nothing but cast bullets in mine.
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Which bullet do you use?

I have to put a dang scope scope on it or its going to be a 35 yard gun.I had a scope mount for my browning 1895.it fit good but I sold the gun before I mounted the scope or fired it.It was nib and I sold it for $850 and it was sold about a month ago for $1350.I think the 405 winchesters will go way up in value.The one I bought is already fired so its going to be a shooter.I am glad hornady makes brass and bullets.Do you want to sell any of that used brass by chance.

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Originally posted by jhrosier:

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Originally posted by arkypete:
...I use nothing but cast bullets in mine.
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Which bullet do you use?

I had a 350 grain, gas checked, nose bore riding mold made by Mountain Molds.
That's quite a mouth full.
Not sure how to discribe the nose portion's taper. The bullet centers itself in the leade into the rifling.
So far the bullet has been used in Africa with good results, and Sweden/Denmark on their elk/moose.
Jim

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dgr416

I won't be selling any of the 405 brass.
Do keep an eye on Ebay. I also picked up 100 Bertram 405 cases for $40.00, brand new!
Jim

I shot 6 plains animals, impala to eland with my 1904 vintage .405. Used 300 gr. Woodleigh bullets on top of 55 grs. of IMR 4895. Pretty good thumper!!

Brass was hard to come by last year, but Midway has had it in stock for a while now. I can't help ya with loads, I'm shooting it in a single shot using the discontinued Barnes 350gr X-bullet and H4895.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=744138

Yep, I shoot mine too.

Got a Gemsbok, Zebra, and Warthog with it in South Africa this past May.

Damn accurate rifle.

Dang it. Ya'll are gonna make me shoot mine. It came in yesterday- the takedown version. I was debating not shooting it. Well I guess I have to now so I can keep up with the Jones's.

Catmandu

They aint nothing but a hunkof metal and steelif you dont shoot them.Do you think Teddy Roosevelt had any rifles in their boxes unshot?I am going to fire one of my Winchester 25-35s and save the other one for when I wear it out!

Put me down as a shooter as well. I haven't killed much with mine since I got it back in 2003, but that'll change. My father has a beautiful orignal fully customized that he shot a bear with back in 1998 in Canada. As for brass etc., I haven't had any trouble tracking down components. Also, I just saw Hornady brass for the 405 on sale at either Cabela's or Midway, can't remember which. It's out there if you look, and I like it better than the Bertram stuff.

As for scope, I've never seen nor heard of a scope mount that'll work on the 1895 because of the way it loads. About the only way that I can think of that you'd be able to pull it off would be to put a scout type mount on it that mounts to the barrel forward of the action. I've been wrong before though... so good luck with that.