Hello,
My Grandpa gave me his deer rifle some time back so that it will stay in the family. It is an old 1894 .30 WCF (.30-30) half octagonal half round barrel with Buck horn sights, from the early years of production. It has been sitting in the safe for the last few years since he could no longer hunt. He passed away a few months ago, and I have been getting the urge to get out and put a few rounds through it for quite some time. I have no doubt about the actions strength, since Grandpa shot all full power Winchester hunting ammo through it. However I do not want to put more stress on it then I have to, and light plinking loads are more fun to shoot, especially with new/young shooters. My fiance got to meet my grandpa fr a short while but has never seen his rifle let alone shot it, but I know she would like to shoot it because she knows how I feel about it.
So if you are still with me, here is what I am looking for:
I am wondering if anyone has tried using one of the LEE .32 caliber pistol molds to make boolits for some light plinking loads? I do not plan to shoot a bunch of them so I am thinking that the Lee 311-100-2R would be perfect. I plan to either pan lube them or just tumble lube them. The powder I will most likely use is Trailboss, I have it on hand and it makes for good bunny fart loads without fillers and such. I looked on the Hodgon online load data and the Lyman Cast bullet book and not much to go on for light bullets. Also what would be a good alloy, I am thinking mostly lead with either some wheel weights or tin added just for a little better mold fill out.
So any mold suggestions, lube choices, loads, advice, or anything else is appreciated.
Thanks,
Guywith3006