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Start with 8 X 57 Mauser brass and get a Redding form and trim die. This is how I make my cases and they shoot great.

I bought dozens of molds and shot way through too much lead before I came across a very good load for my Hi-wall in 30-40 Government. I use either a Lyman 311284 or a Hoch nose pour 310-205 and 18...

Taylor S,


Outpost 75 hit the nail on the head about a bullet that is ideal for most applications but must be safe to shoot in a tubular magazine rifle like the Winchester model 94. The bullet...

John Boy... This cast boolit shooting at 1000 yards intrigues me... What gun, what cartridge, what load ?

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Several of the other posts are on the right track vis a vis boolit weight.There are many variables and so many lessons that have to be learned form experimentation or even better from...

No question; The 30-40 Krag is the perfect cast boolit cartridge. There are probably more boolit molds types in .30 caliber than any other. The Krag cartridge has a long neck that keeps the cast...

John,

You will want to get your hands on the sister bullet, 311407 next. They come up for sale from time to time on ebay. Same bullet but with a nice meplat on the nose in lieu of the point. I...

I cast, sized and lubed a bunch of 158 Grain Semi Wad Cutters ( excellent RCBS double cavity mold) for a pristine 1920's Colt officers model target with a big long barrel. This pistol shoots as good...

VERY nice...

Hawkenhunter,

I have never used a filler in any cartridge that wasn't Black Powder. I have never had ignition problems even with light loads of Unique in large rifle cartridges. I use WLR primers...

I agree with 44Blam Man, Trail Boss is the smokeless powder for 45-70 plinking rounds. I use 13.0 grains behind a Lyman 457193 405 grain bullet. Accuracy is very good and recoil is such that any of...

Thanks Kraschenbrin,

All things being equal I will probably continue to buy from the man who supports this sight. He is a Scouter too, as am I. We should all patronize good people when we can.

Thanks Kraschenbrin,

All things being equal I will probably continue to buy from the man who supports this sight. He is a Scouter too, as am I. We should all patronize good people when we can.

Char-Gar, Grumps,

This rifle will stack Sierra and Hornady 155 to 168 grain jacketed boolits out to 500 yards. I know I will start a controversy here but... The rifle is a lower serial number...

Mr. Gibson,

The "Jake" brand lube works ok but it is pretty stiff and won't feed through a Lyman or SAECO Lube sizer without using a heater. I took the advice of the fine community here and...

Toymaker...

An old timer at my favorite local gun shop, "The Gift House" in Ogden, Utah kept a quart jar half full of Mercury just for the purpose of de-leading gun barrels. He would plug the...

HangFire,

I took the great advice of both you and Outpost 75 and loaded up 20 rounds of .30-06 last night using the Lyman 314299 mold I bought to cast for a Belgian 7.65 Mauser. I sized the...

Char-Gar...
Thanks for the tip. I have never used this product but I just ordered a can from Midway today.

You are the man.... Thanks Brother. This is the advice from a knowledgeable shooter I needed. I will cast and load some up this evening and reply after I get to the range this weekend.

HangFire,

I am using both the Lyman 311284 and 314299 sized to .310. Both of these boolits are gas check designs. I use Lyman "style" gas checks because they seem to seat more squarely on the...

Sirs,

I have a 1903 Springfield rifle in military configuration that will not shoot a cast boolit worth a ****. I have had great success in the half dozen Krag rifles I own, and the -03 Springer...

For anything over say 1750 FPS I have had the best success with Linotype(12% antimony, 4% tin, BHN of 22) . There is still tons of it available. I am still casting from the bars I picked up for free...

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SAECO 081 Mold will cast a .323/.324 bullet. It shoots well in all my 88/98 GEW's start with 22. Grains IMR 4198 and work up until you...

I have in my possession a copy of the 1992 Precision Shooting Annual Volume 2. On page 23 of this book there is a picture of an older gentleman shooting a Winchester High wall, prone, using a neat...

Sirs,

I have in my possession a copy of the 1992 Precision Shooting Annual Volume 2. On page 23 of this book there is a picture of an older gentleman shooting a Winchester High wall, prone, using...