I'm looking for advice on a small game/mouse fart load. Rifles are a push feed Mod 70 Featherweight in .308 and a Mod 700 in .308. I've been using the following:
LC case
Hornady swaged lead ball .315 diameter with LLA
2.5 grains Bullseye powder
WLR primer.
They work great on grouse, rabbits, and squirrels. Been using them for years when out hunting elk and deer. Very quiet and shoot to the same POA & POI with my big game loads out to 25 yards. So nice not to have to worry about changing my aiming point or sight picture.
But the problem is the balls become unseated very easily. Even contained in a small carrier in an outside pocket. They are also single load only.
I want to load something that can be fed from the magazine and stay seated in the case. My intent is to use them for the kids to practice with the above rifles. Preferably when out bunny hunting this fall.
After reading about various mouse fart loads in the sticky, I'm considering the Lee molds for 311-93-1R, 311-100-2R, and the TL 314-90-SWC. Plan on loading as cast, without a gas check, use LLA and Bullseye.
Which one of these would you recommend? Primary concern is feeding from the magazine. Any suggestions from folks who cast these molds?