Author Topic: gas checks for .41 Mag bullets? (Read 1335 times)

spinafish · « **on:** March 28, 2006, 05:07:46 PM »

I have noticed that no one offers gas checks in .41 caliber, just .416..which I'm guessing is for .416 Rigbys and the like. Does anyone even offer a .41 mould for gas checked bullets? I have purchased some 265 grainers for my .414 SuperMag that were checked,but haven't seen a cataloged mold with checks. :roll:

Gun Runner · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2006, 08:06:44 PM »

According to Lyman when I called them a while back they said to use the 416 g/c' s. Have never tryed them but have seen the same info on other sites.

Gun Runner

spinafish · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2006, 12:02:10 PM »

thanks..

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2006, 12:35:19 PM »

they will fit on lyman mold bullets but not properly

dakotashooter2 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2006, 12:01:17 PM »

Lloyd is correct they just don't fit properly on bullets from lyman molds. I have to wonder if somebody isn't making them though. I bought some commercial 235 gr hardcast somewhere and they definitely were not the hornady 416 gas checks on them.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:22:09 AM »

you can get them here and there better quality then any of the commercial checks and the prices arent bad. Gator Gas Checks
Bullet Swaging Supply, Inc.
303 McMillan Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
318 387-7257

Golsovia · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2006, 04:53:49 AM »

Lyman dropped their good plain base #410459 several years ago which left only their #410610 in the line. They also made gas checks to fit it. Now I see the bullet mold (410610) is still offered but no checks for it. That does make me wonder?

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What would be nice is if Lyman would bring back that 410459; that's the mold I prefer anyway and it would solve the gas check problem!

GregP42 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2006, 10:14:38 PM »

Quote from: Lloyd Smale

you can get them here and there better quality then any of the commercial checks and the prices arent bad. Gator Gas Checks
Bullet Swaging Supply, Inc.
303 McMillan Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
318 387-7257

I will second the Gator checks, I just got 2k for the .41 from him and 3k of .30 and they are first class.

Greg

felix · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2006, 10:35:18 AM »

The Gator gaschecks come in 3 flavors for the 41:

1. 410-397 meant for Lyman shanks of 397 diameter. Meant to be
sized to 410. This check is paper thin because the shank is so
large.

2. 410-378 meant for NEI, MM molds, or those having a shank
diameter of 378. Meant to be sized to 410 or larger. This check
is as thick as the case neck is on a 308W. This is the go-to
check for any custom mold ordered. About all of the commercial
castors use this check.

3. 416-393 meant for the 416 caliber rifles, where the boolits are
sized to around 416.

4. All of these checks are the crimp-on type, and the crimping ridge
is quite substantial when compared to Hornady.

... felix