Loads for Rainier 110 gr rn for 30-30?

[Kaumheimer]

Could use some load advice please.

I've got a box of Rainier copper plated bullets that I'd like to shoot in my Model 94. Had good luck with 2400 on 150 gr plated bullets but can't find a load for the 110 gr. I have some Unique, 231 and Blue Dot too.

Any ideas?

mahalo

[I'll Make Mine]

You could start with a starter load for another 110 grain jacketed bullet of similar shape or, if nothing else is close, any other 110 grain jacketed bullet. Most plated bullets are a little softer than true jacketed, so you should get lower pressures with the same load -- but things aren't always as they ought to be, so be safe.

At the very least, you should be able to use a higher end mouse fart load with Unique and those bullets (I say higher end, because those loads are often near the minimum energy that will get a cast boolit out of the barrel, and those plated ones will have a little more drag in the bore).

[Kaumheimer]

Thanks for your comments. Yeah, I was thinking a Unique load might work. Would hope to find someone who shot plated bullets of this size out of a 30-30. I realize these bullets are pretty light for this gun but that's what I have.