Bullets which are visually perfect are weighed and sorted into groups of +/- 0.5 grain for use in 200 yard matches. Bullets with minor visual defects are tumble-lubed in Lee Liquid Alox without sizing, and are used for plain base plinkers. I visually inspect each run of bullets and throw those with gross defects into the scrap box for remelting. This makes more sense to me than casting different bullets.īullet preparation is easy. Most of my rifle shooting is done with these two basic designs.īullets I intend for plain based loads are blunted using a flat-nosed top punch in my lubricator, providing a 1/8" flat which makes them more effective on small game and clearly distinguishes them from my heavier gas-checked loads. I started doing this in 1963 with the Lyman #311291. I substitute my usual gas-checked bullets, but without the gas-check. I use Mattern's plain-based "100 yard target load" to use up my minor visual defect culls for offhand and rapid-fire 100 yard practice. The "100 Yard Target and Small Game" Load I recommend it highly, particularly if you own a. 32 H&R Magnum which is ideal for this purpose. LBT makes a 130 grain flat-nosed gas-check bullet for the. 30 caliber cast small game bullet of the proper 125-130 grain weight. The 110-115 grain bullets intended for the. For bores smaller than 7mm, consult published data. 30 calibers, and 150-190 grains in the 8mm. They can be used as basic load data in most modern military rifles of 7mm or larger, with a standard weight cast bullet for the caliber, such as 140-170 grains in the 7x57, 150-180 grains in the. None of these loads are maximum when used in full-sized rifle cases such as the 30-40 Krag. 150 grain plain based "100-yard target/small game", 1050-1250 f.p.s., 7 grains of Bullseye or equivalent.ģ. 125 grain plain based "small game/gallery" 900-1000 f.p.s., 5 grains of Bullseye or equivalent.Ģ. I worked up equivalent charges to obtain the desired velocity ranges with modern powders, which provide a sound basis for loading cast bullets in any post-1898 military rifle from 7mm to 8mm:ġ. Four load classifications from Mattern (1932) cover all uses for the cast bullet military rifle. If a particular load will not work well without a filler, the powder is not suitable for those conditions of loading. This was once common practice, but it raises chamber pressure and under certain conditions contributes to chamber ringing. Nothing is more frustrating than a military rifle that shoots a foot high at 100 yards with surplus ammo when the sight is as low as it will go! Do not use inert fillers (Dacron or kapok) to take up excess empty space in the case. Please have a red of Ed Harris's excellent work on reloading reduced loads.Ĭast bullets can make shooting that surplus rifle easy and economical.Īnd basic data works for many different guns.Ĭast bullet loads usually give a more useful zero at practical field ranges with military battle sights than do full power loads. Don't put cotton, kapok or any other sort of "filler" in your case, it's not needed.
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