30-40 issues

[Battis]

The 7.2 grs of Red Dot was a nice, mild load that still rang the gong at 100 yds. Grouping was good at 50 yds (I still have to set the front sight permanently). The rifle definitely likes the fatter bullets. I'll step it up to The Load (13 grs RD) next time out. Thanks for that batch, gnoahhh.
I've been reading about the 311284 mold. Interesting.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ds-from-Midway

[madsenshooter]

You should check out the NOE version too Battis, bullets from mine drop with a .302" nose. Some have reported undersized noses on recent Lyman production.

[Battis]

Nuclear cleaning option suggestions needed...
I loaded up a batch of rounds using 11 grs Red Dot with 170 gr bullets and 215 gr bullets. Now, 7 grs of Red Dot with the same bullets worked pretty well, but the holes were all over the place with 11 grs. I decided to do a chamber cast again, but first, really clean the rifle. The more I cleaned it the dirtier it got. I let it soak overnight in an ammonia/vinegar/soap mixture and scrubbed some more. Finally I think I have it reasonably clean.
I've read dozens of posts with cleaning suggestions but which ones really works? Brake fluid, transmission fluid, naval jelly, bronze wool...any suggestions?

[Grapeshot]

Did you recrown the muzzle yourself?

Yes. I took a tungsten carbide countersink and some Balistol to the muzzle and slowly turned the counter sink after I made sure I was lined up straight and even. Three revolutions and I had a nice champher at the muzzle. Really tightened up my groups.

[Battis]

It looks pretty straightforward, though some of the posted comments under the video are tough on old Larry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorpZlG28fI

[dakota]

Great thread

[Shiloh]

My 314299 boolit just touches the sizing die on he mold lines. This is with 50/50 WW and range lead. My mold.
Every mold is a hair different.
Shiloh

[Old Coot]

My non-scientific, non-chamber case, non-slug pounded way of determining which bullet size best fits the throat.

I am not a science type, nor much of a mechanical type of any kind. I tend to find my own way to do things with out regard to such things as casting, slugging and the like.

Over the years, I have accumulated 30 caliber sizing dies that run from .309 to .314 in .001 increments with a few in between the whole numbers. I take a large cast bullet and size it larger than I think I will need. I then load it in a dummy round and chamber it in my rifle. I take a look at the bullet with a strong light and a magnifying glass. If, it shows lead shaving of any amount. I size another bullet .001 small, load another dummy round and repeat. When I chamber a round that shows no lead shaving, but only a slight burnishing of the bullet surface, that is what I use. You could probably go .001 smaller and still do just fine.

This ain't science or engineering, but it works for me. An actual bullet in an actual case, chambered in an actual rifle IMHO is better than all the number in the world on a piece of paper.

I am sorry for the multiple posts on this subject. I don't want to sound like an arrogant jerk, but some of you guys showed an interest in learning about this stuff. I didn't learn any of this stuff on my own. I learned it from those who had traveled the road before me. I tested it out and found it to be true and it enabled me to get just about any rifle to perform well with cast bullets with a minimum of frustration, hair pulling and failure.

Bullet fit is the place cast bullet accuracy starts, but not where it ends. You must still consider;

1. Bullet style as it pertains to the internal profile of the barrel and it's rifling.
2. Bullet temper vis-a-vi, the pressure of the expanding gas.
3. The twist of the rifling vis-a-vi the length of the bullet and it's velocity.
4. Bullet lube that either works or doesn't work.

The above are not in order of importance, but if bullet fit is not correct, then all attention to other factors and details are a waste of time. Get the fit right and start from there.

The least expensive (most reasonably priced) sizing system I have found is NOE's. You buy the die body, and then purchase sizing inserts for Al's push through sizer. If you are going to be sizing bullets of a number of different sizes or just want to have the ability to size bullets is incrementally NOE's system is the most cost effective. Brodie

[beltfed]

Battis,
YOu are asking for RUSTY Bore with soaking overnight with ammonia,/vinegar,etc
beltfed/arnie