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    30-30 - Do they make.....

    Does someone make a reasonably priced mould for a 30-30 that does not cast gas check bullets?

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    Arsenal molds can do it for a reasonable price. $78 for a 4 cav pb boolit. Bout the best you can do.
    http://arsenalmolds.com/products?pro...d=84&limit=100

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    How heavy a boolit are you looking for?

    311-93-1R Lee no GC
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    Saeco does a 140 grain cowboy mould, though I've not tried it-sure would like to.

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    Saeco is pricey as well. How about this one: https://www.adorama.com/rcbs82302.html?

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    I shoot a 165 gr plan base NOE and love it . Want to try some?

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    Quote Originally Posted by toallmy View Post
    I shoot a 165 gr plan base NOE and love it . Want to try some?
    Thanks for the offer, toallmy. However (this may sound crazy), I don't own a 30-30 to try them in. I'm just looking for a relatively inexpensive mould to have around in case I can help someone who does.

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    P.S. - Is this your mould https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop...2-cavity-pb-rd?
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    Both my Handi rifle .30-30 and Win 94 lever gun love the Lee .314 90 gr tumble lube design with a truncated cone nose.

    I do size them down to about .312 before loading.

    They shoot very well over light charges of Red Dot, 4-6 grains. Quiet, low recoil, just right for popping a rabbit, squirrel or crow.

    For deer sized critters I don't mind the cost of a gas check. And mostly load the 185 gr.
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    Thanks for your help guys. I found a guy who has a used one of these for a good price: https://www.adorama.com/rcbs82302.html.

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    Lyman 311410. Its a plain based bullet that runs around 135 grains. Slightly rounded nose. I PC them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by USSR View Post
    Thanks for the offer, toallmy. However (this may sound crazy), I don't own a 30-30 to try them in. I'm just looking for a relatively inexpensive mould to have around in case I can help someone who does.

    Don

    P.S. - Is this your mould https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop...2-cavity-pb-rd?
    No I use a NOE SC-165-RF plan base for my plan base shooting . But most of the molds on the NOE website come either way plain base or gas check .

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    The 30-30 is the perfect cast boolit cal. because you can shoot it at the same speed and trajectory as Factory J-word bullets, kinda like the 45/70 , 38-55, etc. To do that in the 30-30 you need a gc bullet with the gc installed.

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    Nope, not going there, MT_Chambers. Got my mould coming, thanks guys.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check