I am nowhere near actually doing this but I want to examine the feasibility of an idea. I would love to have a converted Marlin 336 in 7-30 waters. The Federal and now Hornady j-word sporting factory loads would suffice for any possible hunting applications. However, if I went through the expense and trouble of getting the conversion done, I would want a cast boolit practice load.
I was on the Accurate website and I saw a few 7mm 120 to 125 grain flat point moulds. My question is, is such an idea feasible? I would not be looking to try and match j-word velocity. I would want a boolit of similar weight to the factory loads. Maybe 2000-2300 fps. Would a gas check be necessay here? Has anyone ever experimented with cast boolits in this caliber?
Thanks,
Divil