30-30 with 135 gr.and Red Dot..

[deerstalkerks]

I finally got my NOE 310-135 rn/pb mold and it throws a beatiful cast bullet. anyway I started loading the said bullet powder coated with 8 grain of Red Dot. Going to be shot out of a 23" 30-30 T/C barrel. Anyone have any experience with Red dot and light bullet?

[racepres]

I was sure I tried that one... But... of course I cannot find my notes.. Based on the 300 Savage, you are starting in a very good place!! I will continue to dig thru my "Oh So Organized" records!!
Of note, a much lighter PB 95 grain .310 boolit is a "Fat Lady Fart" from my M94, with 7.0 gr of Red Dot behind it..1600 FPS at 10'.

[GhostHawk]

I like the Lee .314 90 grain sized to .311 over 4.6 to 6 grains of Red Dot.

On my Win 94 it shot to the sights at 25 yards, not much louder than a .22lr but with double the wallop.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

I load either a 71gn pistol 'J' boolit or a 115gn GC over 10gn of Reddot in my 308 winchester! Great for plinking.

[sigep1764]

I use a 157 grain Accurate boolit over 7 grains of Red Dot. Your 8 grains and 135 gr boolit might be a touch fast. Id work up from say 6 grains to make sure leading isn't a problem.

[quilbilly]

I used a similar 130 gr PB boolit from a Lyman mold in my 30/30 using Red Dot. It shot well as long as I kept the MV under 1350 fps when leading started to reveal itself. Several coyotes could have attested to its effectiveness out to 150 yards.