404 Jeff Bengal cast bullets

[Pieter van Jaarsveld]

Hi everyone,

I got a hold of some 400gr Bengals for my .404 Jeffery. Does anyone have any data on these or tried them in their .404s?

TIA.

 

[sgt_zim]

No, but what I can tell you about lead bullets is that any published safe load for a jacketed bullet is safe for identical weight lead. I'd still start low and proceed with caution, but I learned that lesson when I started loading lead alloy bullets for my 45-70

 

[Nevada Mike]

I use cast/ powder coated bullets in my 404J. 36 grns of 5744, no filler. Get about 1800 fps with very low recoil. Magnum rifle primer. First round out of the press, check chambering.
I have a bunch of the Bengal 404 bullets but have not loaded that specific bullet yet.