1917 .455 British
I've enjoyed handloading the original .455 Webley Mk VI for quite a few years now and have just purchased a Smith & Wesson hand ejector 2nd Model made around 1916 in original .455 calibre. I'm looking forward to loading the Mk I case formed from .45 Colt cases. I have always shot the 265 grain hollow based bullet cast in 1:20 alloy from the super mould by R.C.B.S .45-265-RN-HB. I'm a little concerned that S&W groove diameters start at .457 but I have yet to slug my new acquisition. If they do start there I'm hoping that the skirt of the bullet cast in this soft alloy will blow out satisfactorily to maintain accuracy. In the Handloader of December 2016 Terry Wieland was finding some difficulty in obtaining load data for the British Webley Mark VI. I have always relied on the data put out by Lee Precision for the Mark II case with no problems at all. I'm not quite sure how photos are made in this forum but this is my new acquisition...
Last edited by smithywess; 01-27-2017 at 06:31 PM.
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