Powder coat success

[Friends call me Pac]

50:50 mix of pure lead and wheel weight out of my old 30.30 put the smack down on this one this afternoon. Dropped right there, no tracking required. Wanted to kill one with a powder coated bullet last year but never got the chance. The paint is actually kawasaki green but I like to call it zombie killer green.

NOE 165gr Ranch dog, 3031 powder.

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[CastingFool]

Congrats! That's a very nice buck!

[Ramjet-SS]

Excellent congrats

[marshall623]

Nice Buck , way to go putting the smack down on that one

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[white eagle]

excellent very nice deer
I am using my 30-30 as well this year
Saturday actually str8 ww though
hope I see a buck like yours
congrats

[Iwsbull]

Congratulations that’s a great deer. Glad to hear the pc bullet delivered.

[Texas by God]

A proper neck shot tells.
Nice buck! The 30-30 just keeps on keeping on.

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[sigep1764]

That's a BIG dang deer.

[Friends call me Pac]

Looks like a neck shot but he was walking straight to me as I was in my tree stand. You can see the entry, but the exit was behind the offside shoulder. It was less than 20 yards and I was worried he was going to try to climb the ladder to get to me.

[725]

Well done. The .30-30 does it again....................and again, and again and again..............

[versa-06]

Great Deer, Congrats are in order!!! & A Big Thank You for your service to our country.

[versa-06]

I've switched to PC & am well pleased. Very rarely use gas checked boolits. But there are exceptions.

[koger]

Way to get it done, congrats.

[lpel]

Nicely done.

[lar45]

Very nice

[Bowhunter73]

Congrats on a nice buck you can't beat the 30-30

[rickt300]

50:50 mix of pure lead and wheel weight out of my old 30.30 put the smack down on this one this afternoon. Dropped right there, no tracking required. Wanted to kill one with a powder coated bullet last year but never got the chance. The paint is actually kawasaki green but I like to call it zombie killer green.

NOE 165gr Ranch dog, 3031 powder.

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I noticed you changed your powder charge along with going to powder coating. Did you notice better accuracy and did you work toward a bit more velocity.

[popper]

You got about the perfect load there. RD is a great hunting bullet. Your rig looks like mine - minus the deer.

[Friends call me Pac]

"I noticed you changed your powder charge along with going to powder coating. Did you notice better accuracy and did you work toward a bit more velocity."

I wasn't trying for more velocity as I have no chronograph. Other than that I've tried 3031, 4895 and leverloution. I had to use a filler with 4895 and leverloution was hard to come by. 3031 was picked up for around $30 a pound and I have plenty. I thought I would stick with 3031 with no need for a filler. I went with powder coat instead of ben's red just out of curiosity.

I did a load development at the range with my 30.30 and the charge of 24gr was about as good as I could get at 100 yards. With scope around 2 moa and with skinner peep it was more like 4 moa at 100. Either would be suitable for my needs. I did notice that this same charge in my mid 90's 94ae was not the best load for my dad's pre 64 mod 94. For whatever reason it likes a gr or two less. And oddly it prefers the 311041 over the 311165rf.

In a nutshell I'd say I went with 3031 because of availability and no filler ie one less step. The powder coat just simply wondering how it would do.

[versa-06]

Don't hesitate to push the envelope with velocity, especially with that winchester, should have a 1:12 twist. That powder coat has helped me obtain quite a bit of velocity with several rifles. Then again I always apply two coats of "Smokes" wine color powder, baking between coats.

[rickt300]

"I noticed you changed your powder charge along with going to powder coating. Did you notice better accuracy and did you work toward a bit more velocity."

I wasn't trying for more velocity as I have no chronograph. Other than that I've tried 3031, 4895 and leverloution. I had to use a filler with 4895 and leverloution was hard to come by. 3031 was picked up for around $30 a pound and I have plenty. I thought I would stick with 3031 with no need for a filler. I went with powder coat instead of ben's red just out of curiosity.

I did a load development at the range with my 30.30 and the charge of 24gr was about as good as I could get at 100 yards. With scope around 2 moa and with skinner peep it was more like 4 moa at 100. Either would be suitable for my needs. I did notice that this same charge in my mid 90's 94ae was not the best load for my dad's pre 64 mod 94. For whatever reason it likes a gr or two less. And oddly it prefers the 311041 over the 311165rf.

In a nutshell I'd say I went with 3031 because of availability and no filler ie one less step. The powder coat just simply wondering how it would do.

3031 is one of my favorite powders for a lot of cartridges. I loaded 27.0 grains under several different cast bullets weighing between 170 and 190 grains before I ever knew there was powder coating, probably far before it was a thing. Seemed perfect for a gas checked lubed bullet. It worked very well on Washington state Blacktails cast of straight wheelweights shot from a late 70's model 94. Since I started powder coating I have not even thought about going back. Easier load development, don't have to mess with lube, higher working velocities. Not saying my lubed bullet loads were not accurate but it seemed I had a narrower window of powder charges that were most accurate. If lubed bullets have one advantage it is the lack of needing to clean the barrel because the lube won't allow rust and if the alloy/lube/velocity combination is right there is no leading either.

[sixshot]

Congratulations on a fine buck! Taken with the old obsolete 30/30, a cast bullet & 3031 powder, who would have thought it was possible! Good for you, hope you get another one.

Dick

[Tripplebeards]

That alloy combo is a winner for me to drop them on the spot with my 35 Rem. Nice job! As much as I’d like to use mine again for doe season I think I’m going to go back to my 77/44 with a 40/1 HP and try again.

[4719dave]

congrats its the best when it was your own boolit

[Hickok]

High-five and a slap on the back![smilie=s:

Great pictures!

[Tom_in_AZ]

Great job, congrats!


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[Bull]

Congratulations nice buck!
I always use my 30-30 even dropped a elk with it 2 year’s ago.