mcb
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Anderson-Wheeler makes a very nice replica. 7 shot, 357 magnum. I am really temped to get one but it is expensive.
I saw that Anderson-Wheeler a few years ago when it debuted at Shot Show. I was pretty exited until I saw the caliber and price tag. Not much of a fan of 357 Mag and though a beautifully crafter revolver the price was a bit over the top for me.
There was another project that supposedly had Webley and Scott agreeing they would made another batch of 455 Webley Mark VI revolvers from the original prints back in 2017/18 IIRC. They were looking for at least a thousand people to put up $100 to start the project. I signed up for it but was never contacted for payment and the project seems to have fizzle.
Here is Webley .455 hollow base mold, Cramer style https://www.mp-molds.com/product/455-webley-mk2-hollow-base-4-cavity-mold/
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And here is the tool to squeeze rim on 45 Cowboy Special or trimmed 45 Schofield brass. Use strong machine vise or hydraulic press.
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I have not brought myself to start casting yet. But Matt's Bullets uses that same or a very similar mold and sells a copy of the .455 Mk II hollow base bullet. I already buy Matt's .361 diameter 200 gr copy of the Mk 1 38/200 bullet for use in my Webley Mark IV.
455 Webley MkII brass is readily available from Star Line, so I won't have to modify existing brass, thankfully. The On Target ammo I shot this weekend was loaded in Star Line bras so once I have shot all this up I will have 200 good pieces of brass. Right now I need to find a set of dies that are not $200+ Redding dies. I am not sure I will load enough to justify the Redding dies.