Originally Posted by
Land Owner
WOULDN'T WE ALL!
Which? Both?
Take your time. Don't rush. It is a LIFETIME hobby and some rifles seem to take full advantage of that timeline.
If one really likes jacketed bullets, feed it jacketed bullets. There is no harm or foul in that.
If you just plain want to shoot lead and have a "Jones" to shoot lead, then by all means take measurements in your rifle throat, chamber, and barrel then decide the boolit shape that "floats your boat", because confidence in one's equipment and ability is defined first in what attracts YOU to those components.
Whether the components can be "bang fit" in your rifles to achieve your goal will be defined in your "stick-to-it-ive-ness" to try different combinations.
Doing some WHAT IF math for 308 caliber, 0.311" dia. lead, MP mold:
135 gran solid
129 grain HP
126 gr. HP
Lyman 4th Ed (130 gr. boolit):
6 powders (potentially), 11.0 gr. to 26.5 gr. (min. to max. range)
in 0.10 gr. increments, (26.5 - 11) * 10 = 155 loads
GIVEN:
6 powders
155 loads
2 rifles
3 boolits
(6 * 155 * 2 * 3) equals 5,580 combinations. Enjoy the shooting! YMMV...