Good Medicine For Lions

Looks like you've been busy. Also looks like it must push a bit on the shoulder without that padding. Chris S

Ordering a butt cushion for it today!

Happy New Year.
What are  you going to buy for cushioning? A Pad or something exotic.
Chris S

Well, thinking...
Electrical tape and lambskin looks a bit tacky but functions well, nothing is going to be period correct, so ordered a slip on Pachmayr Decelerator I can throw on for range work and remove when showing it off. 
I have one of their pads on my .338 WM works great. 

Hey Al, was this an original 405, or a rechamber project?
Keep in mind, these rifles were only intended for shooting with your hind legs engaged. Today, we seem to be under the impression that removing as much of the human element as possible results in the clearest indication of what a gun is capable of. Well, ok, but isn't a rifle intended to be wielded by a competent human?
I confess that I secretly wish I could enjoy a 405 project like the one you brought us here. Best wishes.

Original circa 1929 405 according to the serial number.
Took a while to figure out how to load it, seems the best option is to push straight down with the rim with shell 90 deg to the bore in a little rear of the center of the magazine, slide back as far as it will go maintaining the vertical orientation, "Flick" the pointy end down, repeat. I was having the darnedest time until I saw that on a youtube video. Trying to load like most other top fed magazine type actions just didn't work,  painful  and the shells didn't chamber reliably. 

The 1895 requires rimmed cartridges to be staggered in order for it to feed properly and avoid jams. Rims should be close to each other, tight in the magazine for best results.
Winchester actually offered an illustration of the procedure in one of their manuals, which was how I learned to load the 1895. Do it right, and it works every time.
The reason I asked if it's original, is because the original rifles had a different groove depth from the modern Miroku versions. Ammunition and components available today seem to be primarily designed for the Miroku guns, and so modern components need to be chosen with care.
Anyhow, enjoy her for she is, a mighty gun from a better time. I'd join you if I could.

If you find yourself up on the north end of the left coast.

Hind legs engaged, put 4/5 on the 12" target at 200 yards. Then swang by the hospital for a MRI on my shoulder. 

Al, I certainly hope your humor is shining through here, and you didn't need doctoring, but if you did, there are few better ways to get there than with a classic Winchester and a mighty cartridge.

Yes, Humor. 

Speaking of old times, one of the methods deployed to actually enjoy powerful rifles was to work up handloads with cast bullets.
Now I am aware that hysterical gun grabbers have made this option difficult for some of us, but if you can indulge in this way, there are some pretty capable cast pills available from places like Montana Bullet Works, and last I checked both Unique and Trail Boss are available.
This might be a path to enable shooting enjoyment without questioning one's sanity.

Believe me, I tried a few, trail boss being one of them. I have real consistent results with  TB in a 45-70, laser cast 405 gr pill, sub sonic @ just over 1000 fps,  but could not find  a lead/ light loading combination that had the same consistency in the 405. Granted I didn't try every combination possible, but all experimentation pointed towards the slower rifle powder I had published data for (and on my shelf, Varget vs 4895, 4198)  pushing a jacketed 300 hornady pill at a rapid rate. Factors probably twist rate, bore dia, groove depth, freebore, who knows. Once I got to something with constant velocities and good accuracy, loaded 4 boxes (Lifetime supply) and started on the next project, progressive press pistol caliber case trimming...

Well, I can understand trying a few loads and getting frustrated. You may recall that I asked if you had an original Winchester barrel, or a Miroku. Many, but not all real Winchester barrels slug to .413". You might ask why, and for the answer one need look no further than Mr. Lee Jurras. He was the owner of Supervel ammunition, back in the day he used a slightly undersized bullet for greater velocities at standard pressures. Well, Winchester did the same thing even earlier with the .405, which is actually a .411 diameter. The jacketed bullets of the day were pretty soft, so they would slug up some, but that undersized pill would not be subject to much drag.
Two things when loading lead in rifles are super critical, bullet diameter and powder selection. Some powders that have worked in the past, are IMR 3031, H4895, and Unique. Yeah I know, these are all powders from before the computer age, but they are still around because they work.
Anyhow, I have a great irrational love for the old Winchesters, and I just think they are magnificent guns. I don't have a 1895, but I do know they can shoot, and I do wish I did own one. 
Anyhow, jacketed bullets are fine. Near as I can tell, any shooting is good shooting in today's world.

Interesting information, Mak, thanks. I wouldn't use the word "Frustrated"  maybe "Impatient" would more describe my load workup process... 
Typically the calibers I shoot lead out of I have found a commercially available bullet that works well after one or two trips to the range without slugging the barrel or special sizing/ hardness needs. This one is a bit more of a challenge. May get back to some more trial and error in the future, may just call 'er good. So many bullets, so little time...