RD 30-165-RF in .30-06? Anyone using it?

[selmerfan]

I've got a 6 cav Ranch Dog 30-165-RF coming in the mail soon from his latest group buy. I traded for a couple hundred of these bullets for some load work up in a friend's .30-30 and just finished loading them. As I was working with them, I realized they might just be the ticket for hunting deer with my .30-06 - that wide meplat would at least give me a little more confidence than my RCBS 30-150-SP on hunting big game with cast boolits. I realize these are designed specifically for Marlin 336 .30-30, but has anyone crossed them over to the .30-06? Mine is a M70 Classic FWT SS/wood that slugs out at .310". Thanks for the help!
Selmerfan
PS - Anyone interested in an RCBS-150-SP mold? :grin:

[Ben]

selmerfan :

I tried the 165 gr. RF mold ( NOE ) in my 308 Win. , normally extremely accurate with cast bullets. It was a " No - Go ", I know that particular bullet has shot very well in 30 - 30 rifles. Many people rave about it. However , for me it didn't work out.

I think it has something to do with the contour and size of the nose on that bullet ? ?

I could not recommend a better bullet for white tails than this one :

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=78032

Ben

[selmerfan]

I'll give this one a run through my M70 Classic FWT, it shoots the RCBS 30-150-SP quite well. Does the 311284 expand on whitetails or does it pencil right through them?

[Ben]

Depends on what it hits, more likely than not, it will go on through and if there is a deer behind the 1st one you've shot, probably completely through the 2nd one also.

I've thought about HP'ing my 311284.

Ben

[selmerfan]

I got the RD mold today, looks great, but we're in the middle of packing for a move in the near future, so my casting and loading days are severely limited. I'll do some testing with it hopefully later this summer or fall.