43 260V would be my choice.
https://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=43-260V

Glad to see this bullet profile available as I worried that front-heavy WFN designs were going to end with Veral Smith closing.

Crimp to nose length of .40" would leave you with .090" of bullet-pull margin in a 329/629/29 (1.70" cylinder) and .060" in a M69 (1.67" cylinder).

I would drive it to about 1100fps and call it good*. The .360" meplat would crush a big hole. The LBT-like design should be accurate enough to 50yds - which is all I want from my packing pistol.


*I've learned that keeping the momentum (bullet weight x velocity/ 1000) to 280-300 is about the sweet spot for the S&W329. More than that pounds my hand excessively.

Last edited by dla; 03/21/23.
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