G'day all. I'm a life long reloader and bullet caster but I'm brand new to this particular platform, being more of a single shot and lever gun guy up to this point (being a lefty and all).
So new, in fact, that I've not yet bought the rifle! I'm still doing research, reading all that I can, and seeing just what I'm about to get myself into with my first auto-loading center fire rifle.
This thread has been most enlightening, and I'm glad to see that some of my preferred powders are mentioned (H335 being one).
One thing I've not seen much info on, though, is whether or not H4895 is suitable for cast loads in this platform. Could someone enlighten me? I'm planning to load 150-170 grain GC projectiles.
One thing that threw me was the reference to .311 diameter. I guess it was just always accepted (as passed down from older members of the family) that sizing to .308 was for the 30cal stuff and sizing to .311 was for the .303 British. That now appears to be more dogmatic than factual, along with my long time use of #2 alloy and Ideal lube, so now I'm also looking for information on the groove diameter of the Norinco/Polytech M305 (without much success).
This is all a bit cart-before-the-horse, I know, but I won't be shooting again until spring, and I'd rather study/load in the winter or, in this case, at least get some small batches of development loads done up.