I have an idea for some of you guys.
If you want to be able tune the weight of the soft point "exactly".
1.)Pour all your 'donor bullets you want.
Or get your lead fishing weights/split shot.
2.) get your self a wire brush, and a fine file.
3.) put the file flat on a bench. And prepare your scale to weigh.
4.) weigh each bullet/split shot, and file off the required amount to make them as uniform you like.
5.) after filing each donor item (bullet or split shot), use the wire brush to clean the file to prevent clogging, and difficult cutting.
This method is as accurate as you want.
Hope you guys can use this simple/useful approach.
I've been contemplating doing this with my .30-06 and the Ideal 311284. Truthfully, of all the deer I've shot, I can only think of one or two that were at 100 yards, most have been much closer. That bullet shoots very well in my rifle with the Lyman recommended most accurate load, I thnk it's about 22 grains of SR4759 giving about 1700-1800 FPS. If I could speed that up a little, it would be pushing more energy than factory .30-30 loads and with a bullet that heavy would carry more of it downrange.
I have a 32 RB mold, I'm guessing that would make balls about the right weight range for the soft nose of a 220 grain bullet, is that right? Would a 1/8th ounce split shot be about the same saving me the trouble of casting them?
I bought some 32 rb for less than $5 @ 100 a while back. They work great in a 30 for this project.
[The Montana Gianni] Front sight and squeeze
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |