bootsnthejeep
03-27-2011, 01:13 PM
So, guess that explains that...
So far, the sole 30 cal mould I have is a single cav Lee I picked up used at Kittery Trading Post. All I've cast with it is some pure lead slugs for the purpose of slugging my 03a3 and my 94. I thought they dropped exceptionally large from the mould (miked out at .314) and made great slug impressions thru the 03, and actually shaved a ring of lead around the 30-30 when slugging that. Which should have told me something
So it turns out this is the 90371, .312-185 Lee mould intended for .303 brit. I don't plan on this being my only 30 cal mould, the price was right when I picked it up. But since I was going to size to .311 anyway, has anyone tried using this in an 06? Due to rounded nose I wasn't planning on using it in the lever gun.
I'm presuming they'll drop a tad closer to dimension out of harder alloy but haven't tried it yet. But it does make very nice 30 cal slugging pills.
So far, the sole 30 cal mould I have is a single cav Lee I picked up used at Kittery Trading Post. All I've cast with it is some pure lead slugs for the purpose of slugging my 03a3 and my 94. I thought they dropped exceptionally large from the mould (miked out at .314) and made great slug impressions thru the 03, and actually shaved a ring of lead around the 30-30 when slugging that. Which should have told me something
So it turns out this is the 90371, .312-185 Lee mould intended for .303 brit. I don't plan on this being my only 30 cal mould, the price was right when I picked it up. But since I was going to size to .311 anyway, has anyone tried using this in an 06? Due to rounded nose I wasn't planning on using it in the lever gun.
I'm presuming they'll drop a tad closer to dimension out of harder alloy but haven't tried it yet. But it does make very nice 30 cal slugging pills.