7 ogive I do have 8 ogive point dies one large hole and one standard I like the 7 ogive bullets the best they seam to be easy to tune in all my 30 br's no your point up dies will work on any size jacket I have always used 1 inch long jackets .925" are good too I make mine to come out to 115 gr.
Ron
I measure the pressure ring ( base ) they should be .308 after I seat the core and .3085 when I point them up as for just putting some in a bag to lube them that's ok if your just wanting to shoot for fun my bullets are capable of groups like pictured that's 5 shots at 200 yards .263 that's the end of a ink pin
If you were making bullets for a living or making 20000 to 200000 a year then carbide is the way to go steel dies use a little more lube to point and are just a little harder to point with but unless your making them to sell or have a big cash flow then no use steel dies
Ron
TrxR when I get done with some other projects in the gun room I will post pictures of my equipment press-dies-bullet trays - tumbler set up kind of a step by step on how I make 30 cal. match grade bullets I will have to say I'm really having fun casting lead bullets there's a lot to learn with them
Ron
I would really appreciate that.
Thanks
Please do Ron
I am new also
Amazing shooting/ results
I struggle to shoot that well at 100
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 |