I and an elderly friend each have M-44 Moisens, and want to shoot some cast bullets in them. Mine will likely be dedicated to cast only, and he may not know it yet, but his likely will be too. He's on drugs that make him really need some light recoiling loads, and nothing could be better than cast. I'll be loading and casting for him.
I have the Lee C312-185-1R, and have several hundred cast up as of this afternoon. Need to size and lube them & test for fit in my barrel, but I doubt there'll be any problem. Have Graf's brass & Lee dies, so all I need is a load.
It's close to the '06 in case capacity, so I'm thinking of halving the difference between the '06 & .308 for published data, but am interested in knowing if anyone has any good loads to recommend with this rifle.
I think (?) I want to start with 2400 and maybe the 4227's (have both H and IMR). Don't want a lot of sizzle in these loads, but something on the order of 1400-1600 fps, but am interested in any loads that have proved accurate in your guns.
Thanks for any data you can provide.