Can anyone suggest a load for a cast bullet for a .30-06?
I am loading a 173 gr. NO GASCHECK bullet and I need a powder that will meter well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for any help.
buggybuilder
Can anyone suggest a load for a cast bullet for a .30-06?
I am loading a 173 gr. NO GASCHECK bullet and I need a powder that will meter well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for any help.
buggybuilder
Is this a plain base bullet, or are you shooting a g/c design bullet and you are simply not putting a g/c on it ?
This is a non-gascheck bullet.
buggybuilder
Look at # 9
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ee-30-cal-mold
Red Dot will work well with PB cast as to metering well thats subjective. I do my weights on a beam scale. Start at 9 gr and work up. Depending on the rifle.
I use 2400 with a 311291 that has had the gas check shank reamed out. It weighs 171 grains with WW and 13gr of 2400 gives right around 1350fps out of a 24" barrel with no leading. Pleasant, accurate load and the 2400 meters pretty well.
I'm currently working up a load with 2400. I started out with 16 and have now moved up to 18. Will go to 22 in 1 grain increments shortly. I'm shooting at 100 yards with a 210gr 311284 Lyman bollit that is just shy of Lyman #2. So far I've been impressed with everything but the velocity so that is why I am increasing the charge. I hope to get to 1800. So far, at 100 yards the POA hasn't moved significantly with the increase in charge. I seat my boolits a little long at 3.115" in a Rem 700.
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 |