300 BLK and 308 WIN Mold Needed

[timtonya]

I currently shoot a Savage Model 12 heavy barrel with 1/10 twist. Shoots Hornady 178gr match bullets great. I use 41.5gr of Varget. Any suggestions for a non-tumble lube mold that would work with both calibers? If needed, I'd use gas checks.

Thanks

[timtonya]

I'll give it a try. I was hoping for something g heavier but 160gr should work in my savage.

[jhrosier]

I've used the Lyman 31141 in both cartridges.
It is a gc boolit.

Jack

[timtonya]

Excess650- is that a tumble lube bullet?

[timtonya]

I don't have the 300BLK yet. My 308 is bolt action. When I do buy the 300BLK, I was thinking AR would be a good choice over bolt and something different.

[Moonie]

There is currently a group buy for a 6 cavity 235gr boolit that can be had with or without gascheck (or 3x3) for $125+shipping. Designed to feed well in 300AAC BO AR's, might feed in the 308. I know similar length boolits feed fine in my 30-06 bolt Savage.

[Boolseye]

The Lee 309-170 FP shoots great out of my 300 BLK carbine, and I know it would work fine for .308, too. It's an option for ya.

[timtonya]

What powder does one use to reload with then?

[2wheelDuke]

Looks like I'm following the herd on this one. I got the Lee 312-155 mold when I was looking for a .300blk mold. It's done pretty well for me. Since I had the mold, I started to use it for .30-06 and .308 as well.

I've been using regular lube (Speed Green then Tac 1) so far, but I have some coated in Hi-Tek to test when I get time.

As far as powder, Lil Gun has been my go-to in the .300blk. For .308 plinkers, I like "The Load" of Red Dot.

[Boolseye]

What powder does one use to reload with then?

Reloader #7, 296, 4895 have all worked well for me in 300 BLK.
As I recall, 15.4 gr. of RL#7 will cycle my carbine under that boolit.

[Quiettime]

I don't have the 300BLK yet. My 308 is bolt action. When I do buy the 300BLK, I was thinking AR would be a good choice over bolt and something different.

I have used the Lee C309-180-R in the .300 and was able to get it to feed somewhat reliably in my Wilson barrel AR. Had to run it shorter than I would have thought, 2.110" IIRC...I would not recommend trying to make subsonic loads with this boolit.

I also made some loads up with the C309-200-R. I was not able to get reliable feeding with this in my gun. The nose is too long to be as blunt as it is. I had a few hang up on the feedramps, got some double feeds and found out a few were getting set back. Fun to cast and my mold makes longitudinal lines on the boolit that look neat. For $20 what the heck, and it might work in your .308 but I would not recommend it for AR.

I just cast some "247gr" NOE with a brand new mold. They look excellent and were designed for the purpose, with a more tapered ogive. I believe it can be had in a GC design as well as the PB that I bought. You can also get it with a HP cavity, which I bought and am glad. It should work fine in your .308 as well. Mold looks great and it showed up on the third business day. After 400+ boolits cast, the mold looks better and has less scratches than my Lee molds after half that. I WILL buy another mold from NOE.