Please excuse me if this question has asked before. I did a search and could not find an answer to my question.
At present I do not handload although I plan on starting soon. Also, I am interested in getting a handgun in one of the old bottle necked cartridges, either 40-40 or 38-40. I found that the S&W round uses .400 bullets and that the 38-40 uses .401 bullets.
If I were to handload 38-40 and fire them in a handgun with a .401 throat and barrel using the S&W bullets would the loads be as accurate as using .401 bullets? All cast lead bullets of course.
Thanks
JJ
At present I do not handload although I plan on starting soon. Also, I am interested in getting a handgun in one of the old bottle necked cartridges, either 40-40 or 38-40. I found that the S&W round uses .400 bullets and that the 38-40 uses .401 bullets.
If I were to handload 38-40 and fire them in a handgun with a .401 throat and barrel using the S&W bullets would the loads be as accurate as using .401 bullets? All cast lead bullets of course.
Thanks
JJ