Thread: Questions for you 30-30 Cast Bullet aficionados

Originally Posted by Jhon

Have a look at the holes in the paper, no tumbling there. No discernable leading in the barrel either. To be fair, have not put many through it so it may be sneaking up on me. But yes, I was not quite expecting that velocity. I will be backing it off and looking for a node further down. However this is also one of the better grouping loads. Somewhere around 1600 -1800 would suit me

Greetings @Jhon,
You can often used the start loads for a reduced load. My old Lyman and Speer manuals give 26.5 and 24.5 grains of IMR3031 respectively as start loads for the 150 grain in the .30-30. The latter develops 1,844 fps in a 20 inch barrel. It looks to me that your primers have backed out a little from their pockets. This suggests that the pressure is low enough not to stretch the cases and you may be able to just neck size your brass. This is what I do with my old .303 rifles to extend case life. Engraving of the cast projectile when chambered was considered a desirable feature to cast lead target shooters in the late 19th centurybut they always fired a round once chambered so your needs may differ.
Regards Grandpamac.