C309-113-F, gas-checked, tumble lubed, sized .311, in 30-30 lever-action.
9 grains Trailboss for 50 m target/plinking loads.
19 - 20.5 grains H4198 for 100m loads.
(not sure of the twist in the...
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Forum: Leverguns
C309-113-F, gas-checked, tumble lubed, sized .311, in 30-30 lever-action.
9 grains Trailboss for 50 m target/plinking loads.
19 - 20.5 grains H4198 for 100m loads.
(not sure of the twist in the...
Forum: Leverguns
One lever action Rifle (for cast) - A 30-30 with a 24" barrel.
- Low velocity 124 grainers for plinking.
- 32-20 equivalent loads with a 124 grainer for small game. (non-destructive).
- 180...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As the others have said, shooting at 50 will help you weed out unacceptable loads (inaccurate or unacceptable velocities for your hunting) before you make your long drive to test at 100.
I have...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
As posted in another thread, I use them in my 30-30 for low recoil target loads in my 30-30.
I'm happy enough to use them for 50m offhand lever-action target shooting competition with iron sights,...
These are examples of what I'm getting with the CBE 32-20 projectile in the 30-30.
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Although these are "fit for purpose", I thought that I may as well play with these too while...
Thanks for the assessment GhostHawk - Realistically I probably am closer to 75% there.
These are examples of what I'm getting with the NOE 311041 copy.
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Looks like scattering is happening...
Thanks all for the useful comments and suggestions - especially Larry, whose posts are always worth reading.
Looks like I can work on this progressively. I'm in a rural area so some supplies will...
I posted a while ago about unexpected high velocities from my re-barreled Marlin 336.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?331211-Unexpected-high-velocities-from-slow-twist-rebarrel
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I've been lurking for far too long - time for a post!
I've recently had my marlin 336 re-barreled.
It's a dedicated cast-only rifle used for target competition and hunting - It had about 2000...
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