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10-13 grains Red Dot or same charge of Unique will do well in the MN. I use them all the time and have too much fun. The Lee C312-185 mold works well for this caliber if you do a "beagle" job on it, and by all means, get the factory crimp die, universal decapping die, and universal case neck expander from Lee. You can then decap, case mouth bell, and crimp without sizing the case and the brass will last much longer.
I've had the same results in my Mosins with 10-13 grains of either Red Dot or Unique. Unique seems to give a slight edge in accuracy. Boolit I use is a fat 314299 (200 grains when cast from straight wheelweight) sized .316" as both of my rifles will swallow that diameter. Just measure the inside of a case neck after it has been fired in your rifle; then size your boolits to that measured diameter or .001" below.
Hope this helps,
Dutch, where'd you get that fat 314299? I'm waiting on one from a GB here, have they been done before?
Yes, my Fat 314299 was the product of a Group Buy ran through Lee several years ago. I think that the NOE version will probably shoot even better than mine as the consistancy cavity to cavity will no doubt be better. I'm sure that NOE Fat 314299 will be well worth your (our ;-)) wait!