Adam604
05-12-2009, 11:17 AM
Cast Boolit in M 31/90 Mosin Nagant
I wrote a several months ago about loading the Lee 312-160TL in an Enfield .303. Well after finally finding and saving enough 7.62x54R brass that I can reload I tried the same with my 1943 Tula Mosin.
The barrel slugs almost the same as my Enfield so I used the same Lee 312-160TL boolits. I cast from straight Wheel Weights, water dropped from a "Beagled" 2 cavity mold. Lube with Lee alox then size to .314 with a Lee sizer, then relube. I've weighed by bullets and seem to have two weights, 168 gn and 170 gn, I guess the two cavities cast a bit different. So I sort and label the two different weights.
I loaded up 40 rounds at 9, 10, 11 and 12 grains of Unique with COW as a filler. (10 at each weight)
The shooting was from a bench with sandbags
First target at 25 yards, Dang, they all look good, less that 1/2 in groups.
Then 50 yards the 11 grain load produced the tightest group of about 3/4 and inch the others were not too bad
Then 100 yards the 11 grain load still at 3/4 inch and the others opened up a bit.
No sign of pressure problems and I think I found a plinker load to use with my Mosin...
I have a 3x-7x pistol scope on my Mosin mounted on the rear sight bracket, think "Scout Rifle". I just don't like to drill holes in my rifles and I need a scope as I can't see very well these days.
The load
Brass: 7.62x54R Privi Partizn Brass (full length resized some range pick up brass)
Primer: CCI large rifle
Powder: 11 grains Unique
Filler: 2.5 CC Cow (cream of wheat) Lee scoup to half way up neck
Bullet: Lee 312-160TL water dropped straight wheel weight sized to .314 lee alox lube
You guys have really helped me learn about how to get good results with tools, I can't thank you enough for all the info you have provided me.
I wrote a several months ago about loading the Lee 312-160TL in an Enfield .303. Well after finally finding and saving enough 7.62x54R brass that I can reload I tried the same with my 1943 Tula Mosin.
The barrel slugs almost the same as my Enfield so I used the same Lee 312-160TL boolits. I cast from straight Wheel Weights, water dropped from a "Beagled" 2 cavity mold. Lube with Lee alox then size to .314 with a Lee sizer, then relube. I've weighed by bullets and seem to have two weights, 168 gn and 170 gn, I guess the two cavities cast a bit different. So I sort and label the two different weights.
I loaded up 40 rounds at 9, 10, 11 and 12 grains of Unique with COW as a filler. (10 at each weight)
The shooting was from a bench with sandbags
First target at 25 yards, Dang, they all look good, less that 1/2 in groups.
Then 50 yards the 11 grain load produced the tightest group of about 3/4 and inch the others were not too bad
Then 100 yards the 11 grain load still at 3/4 inch and the others opened up a bit.
No sign of pressure problems and I think I found a plinker load to use with my Mosin...
I have a 3x-7x pistol scope on my Mosin mounted on the rear sight bracket, think "Scout Rifle". I just don't like to drill holes in my rifles and I need a scope as I can't see very well these days.
The load
Brass: 7.62x54R Privi Partizn Brass (full length resized some range pick up brass)
Primer: CCI large rifle
Powder: 11 grains Unique
Filler: 2.5 CC Cow (cream of wheat) Lee scoup to half way up neck
Bullet: Lee 312-160TL water dropped straight wheel weight sized to .314 lee alox lube
You guys have really helped me learn about how to get good results with tools, I can't thank you enough for all the info you have provided me.