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What is a .30-405? #142747 04/02/09 10:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 74 Arizona Shawn OP Sidelock
OP Shawn Sidelock Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 74 Arizona	Can anyone tell me what a .30-405 is? I can't find anything on the web or in any of my reloading manuals. I was told that it is also known as a .310 magnum. Thanks

Re: What is a .30-405? Shawn #142753 04/03/09 12:08 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov Sidelock
Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	There was a 405 Winchester necked to 30 caliber that was made by H.M. Pope. One of the members here has one and I think he is away from his computer for a few days. MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: What is a .30-405? Michael Petrov #142758 04/03/09 03:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 422 Likes: 1 Humboldt County, CA waterman Sidelock
waterman Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 422 Likes: 1 Humboldt County, CA	There was a .30 Newton Express. I think that was actually made from a 40/70 Sharps Straight case, but it is very similar. Ostensibly fired a 150 grain bullet at "3300 fps".

Re: What is a .30-405? waterman #142861 04/03/09 10:58 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,857 Likes: 385 so.california mc Sidelock
mc Sidelock Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,857 Likes: 385 so.california	i make 40/70 straight out of 30/40 kraig is a .30 newton a 30/40 clone? mc

Re: What is a .30-405? mc #142955 04/04/09 07:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 678 Likes: 15 Gaithersburg, Md Gary D. Sidelock
Gary D. Sidelock Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 678 Likes: 15 Gaithersburg, Md	I called Harry up in Jersey City. He said the .30/.405 was his idea for a long range hunting round. While I had him on the phone I asked when my barrel for the Ballard would be done. He said "maybe never if you don't stop hounding me!" --One can only dream.

Re: What is a .30-405? Gary D. #143019 04/05/09 01:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov Sidelock
Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	Originally Posted By: Gary D. I called Harry up in Jersey City. He said the .30/.405 was his idea for a long range hunting round. While I had him on the phone I asked when my barrel for the Ballard would be done. He said "maybe never if you don't stop hounding me!" --One can only dream. You can call Pope! He now lives in Canada and goes by the name Ron Smith MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: What is a .30-405? Michael Petrov #143030 04/05/09 05:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,153 deep South J.D.Steele Sidelock
J.D.Steele Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,153 deep South	And apparently is a LOT easier to talk to! Regards, Joe You can lead a man to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America!

Re: What is a .30-405? Michael Petrov #143323 04/07/09 10:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 74 Wapiti Sidelock
Wapiti Sidelock Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	FWIW-Probably not new info to most of you on this post- In "WILCATS" by Simmons ('47)he has a small writeup on the .405-.308 Pope, stating that 2 target rifles and 1 hunting rifle were made up for it, and that Lucian Cary owned one of them. Four pages later he shows the .30 Rimmed Magnum, a .405 necked to .30, made up by the legendary J. Bushnel(sp) Smith. Good shooting.

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