RCBS , 30 cal. , 130 gr.

[Ben]

I bought this one from Beagle.
I know little about the mold.
Beagle said he shot it in his 06' and it was extremely accurate.
Anyone out there with one that can offer some input.

Ben

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[Aunegl]

I got one. It's accurate in my 32-20 TC Contender. I won a few trophies shooting IHMSA - Field Pistol with it.

[Ben]

I've got a 308 Win. with a fairly short leade into the rifling.

This bullet might be the ticket for that rifle.

Ben

[Ben]

Today, I cast about 300 or so of the RCBS 130's. Actually with lube and gas check they are closer to 140 grs. They are lubed with Ben's Red, sized .311 " & coated with Lee Liquid Alox and drying.

I'll load some this weekend.

Ben

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[Aunegl]

purdy...

[RickinTN]

Ben,
From what I've seen in the past I know they will shoot well for you, it's only a question of how well. I'm looking forward to seeing your results.
Rick

[Ben]

My chief concern is being able to reach the leade of the rifling in my .30 cal. barrels.

In the past, forcing a cast bullet to make a long jump and slam violently into the rifling out of the mouth of a .30 cal. case has not resulted in very good groups for me.

I like for my .30 cal. ( and all others for that matter ) cast bullets to lightly imprint into the rifling when the bolt is closed.

1 good thing I noticed when I did a test cast and brought in 5 freshly cast bullets to take my mic and " check the numbers ", the nose measured .304 out in front of the 1st drive band. This should help keep the nose aligned in the bore.

I purchased the mold from Beagle, he says he shot some very good groups with the bullet.

I'll have some results soon on this one to share.

Ben

[RickinTN]

My chief concern is being able to reach the leade of the rifling in my .30 cal. barrels.

My 30 cal rifles other than 30-30's are Remington 700s. All three that I've measured have a +/_ .250" throat then a loooooong lead. I'm thinking it's going to take at least a 200gr bullet to be long enough to reach the rifling. I'm planning to have Tom at Accuratemolds help me with a design that will work in them but haven't gotted that far along.
My goal is to shoot plain-based bullets like Ben when I grow up!
Always enjoy your post,
Rick

[Ben]

Thanks Rick for those kind words.

I never met a Loverin that I didn't like.

A barrel like you describe would work well with the 311467.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?55548-Lyman-311467-HP&highlight=311467

Ben

[missionary5155]

Good morning
Ben
Should you decide this is not the mold for you I will buy it for whatever you paid.
Thios would be a good design and weight for my 300Acc.
Mike in Peru

[HighHook]

The 300 blk is where this boolit shines. Also in a swiss 89/11

[Ben]

My concerns that the bullet might not reach the rifling were unfounded.

My Tikka 30-06 is a pretty accurate rifle. Should be a good " test bed " to evaluate the bullet :

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[VintageRifle]

That bullet shoots great out of a K31. Also works well in an sks.

[Ben]

As soon as this rain stops I'll be able to tell you what it will do out of my Tikka 06'.

[Ben]

Range report on the RCBS , 30 cal. 130 gr. g/c :

The good- - Bryan's Mod. 70 Win. shot the bullet into 3/4" at 50 yds.

The bad - - My Tikka sprayed them into a group that looked like buckshot.

I guess I'll need more time and testing on this one.

Ben