150 or 170 grain in Winchester 94 .30-30?

[FergusonTO35]

Something that helped me was a Lee universal case mouth expander that works with tapered plugs. Unlike a typical expander that widens the neck and flares the mouth, the Lee only flares the mouth. I use it for everything from .22-.45cal rifle cases. No bulges and no lead shaving plus good neck tension.

Now that I think about it, pretty sure I have one of those...

[RickinTN]

Something that helped me was a Lee universal case mouth expander that works with tapered plugs. Unlike a typical expander that widens the neck and flares the mouth, the Lee only flares the mouth. I use it for everything from .22-.45cal rifle cases. No bulges and no lead shaving plus good neck tension.

That die only flares the neck, it doesn't expand the case neck. The Lyman "M" die does both. There shouldn't be any issues with consistency if the die is adjusted in the press correctly. Just run each case into the "M" die all the way and they should be the same. The Lee die is better than nothing but leaves a lot to be desired as well.
Good Luck,
Rick

[gwpercle]

The Very First thing I did when I got my Winchester model 94 in 30-30 was grab a box of factory ammo in 150 gr. and one in 170 gr and head to the rifle range ...

The second thing I did was buy reloading dies and Hornady 170 gr. Flat points ...

Third was buy a couple of Lee Boolit moulds ... 113-F for plinking and 170-F for hunting !
Gary