fatelk
04-16-2021, 01:59 AM
I apologize in advance because I'm not really a swager, but I do have a swaging question. It might make some people cringe, but it is what it is:
A good friend is desperate for .30-30 hunting ammo. He strongly prefers 170gr bullets and uses a fair amount. He's been a good friend for the better part of a half century, and I've been helping him with ammo off and on for more than half that time. He buys components and has occasionally helped load some, but that part of it really doesn't interest him. There are very few people that I will share my reloads with, and he's one of them.
That said, he can't find 30-30 170gr ammo anywhere, and I can't even find the bullets at anywhere near any kind of reasonable price. I have cases, primers, and powder, but no bullets. I've developed a load in my rifle, with 170gr cast bullets, but he's leery of cast for shooting bears, which he does. So, what I do have, is a lonely box of Winchester 170gr .322" bullets for the .32 Special. I don't even own a .32 Special. I do have a Lee .308 push-through bullet sizing die.
Will these still be good hunting bullets if I squeeze them down 14 thousandths?
EDIT: Never mind, I figured if I was going to take the time to ask about it, I might as well give it a try. I keep a box of random pulled bullet (don't we all?) and dug through to find a similar JSP 8mm bullet. No way was that going through the .308 sizer, so I pushed it through a .314 sizer first, then the .308 sizer. With springback, it measured .311".
Yeah, too much trouble to end up with an inferior hunting bullet. I'm still interested in thoughts on the subject. Thank you!
A good friend is desperate for .30-30 hunting ammo. He strongly prefers 170gr bullets and uses a fair amount. He's been a good friend for the better part of a half century, and I've been helping him with ammo off and on for more than half that time. He buys components and has occasionally helped load some, but that part of it really doesn't interest him. There are very few people that I will share my reloads with, and he's one of them.
That said, he can't find 30-30 170gr ammo anywhere, and I can't even find the bullets at anywhere near any kind of reasonable price. I have cases, primers, and powder, but no bullets. I've developed a load in my rifle, with 170gr cast bullets, but he's leery of cast for shooting bears, which he does. So, what I do have, is a lonely box of Winchester 170gr .322" bullets for the .32 Special. I don't even own a .32 Special. I do have a Lee .308 push-through bullet sizing die.
Will these still be good hunting bullets if I squeeze them down 14 thousandths?
EDIT: Never mind, I figured if I was going to take the time to ask about it, I might as well give it a try. I keep a box of random pulled bullet (don't we all?) and dug through to find a similar JSP 8mm bullet. No way was that going through the .308 sizer, so I pushed it through a .314 sizer first, then the .308 sizer. With springback, it measured .311".
Yeah, too much trouble to end up with an inferior hunting bullet. I'm still interested in thoughts on the subject. Thank you!