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Originally Posted by KCordell
Hmmmm... Can you shoot 410 slug in 11.15? I have the 11.15x65r in a hammer sauer as well. Never tried shooting the rifle.
Edgar, any particulars on the 44-40 you can share?
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The 11/15x60R, used in drillings and combination guns, is a straight tapered case,(probably Collath in origin)not the same as the 11.15x60R Mauser, which is a bottleneck case.
The mauser cartridge uses .439" bullet, but the straight tapered case use a .453" bullet.
The .44WCF drops right in, and because its a very short bullet, it doesn't tumble. The bullet is much smaller than the 11.15, so don't expect bench rest accuracy, it's just a good, 50 yard plinker. I never tried 44 Special, and don't remember the dimensions.
11.15x60R straights are made by trimming and fire-forming 9.3x74R cases.
Lyman makes a .453 mold, and I used soft lead only, no tin or antimony. Lots of people use linotype (or used to use it) but it's way to hard for old barrels. I only worked up one smokeless load, but 60 grains of ff is about what the original was loaded with.
Nontes book gives many of these conversions.