Oversized 44mag bullets

[golfish]

Happy Sunday to all, I'm looking to run a couple oversize projectiles through my Rossi 44 mag. If anybody has some that mic out at .433, .434 I'd be more then happy to buy or trade for them. I'm only looking for 5-10 of them.

Also I plan to slug the barrel, any suggestions on a good lead bullet, ball or sinker to use?

Thank you
fish

[kevins750]

If you have an old lead sinker in the tackle box, grease it up and ram it through.

[golfish]

Thanks Kevin, the egg sinkers I have are too small. I'll see what I can find tomorrow..
I'll need a wood dowel also.

[pacrat]

Thanks Kevin, the egg sinkers I have are too small. I'll see what I can find tomorrow..
I'll need a wood dowel also.

If you have standard size 44 mag bullets already............429"

Place a few on a steel plate, anvil, or concrete on wax paper. And smack them with a hammer a few times. Doesn't take much to swell them .004 or .005"

Never, ever, drive a wood dowel into the bore of a firearm. Use a brass, or better yet, mild steel rod.

[noylj]

I have never lubed my slug. You want a slug that is at least 8 mils larger than the estimated groove diameter. You want two slugs--one to go down the barrel about 1" and one to go all the way down the barrel to feel for loose (larger diameter) spots in the barrel that might make lead less than useless.
I would never drive ANY iron alloy down a barrel.
I've successfully used wood for over 45 years, but agree that aluminum or brass would be better and not to use really undersized and cheap wood dowels.
Last I looked, you could find brass rods for sale on eBay.

[Fatcat]

Golfish: I was in your same situation when I had a Rossi 92 in .44 mag.
Unless you cast/size your own Bullets, I’d try to ask the various commercial Casters if they do custom sizing. Most of them will size at at .430