.303 155g cast boolits

[giant yetti]

once upon a time, I had a handy little load worked up for my lee enfield with some speer 150g bullets riding about 40g of imr 4320.

I've started my journey into casting, and I'm wondering if any one has a pet 155g load, or if any one would happen to know a decent starting load for said powder/bullet combination.

forgive me if my search-foo was weak, feel free to promptly harras me for it so long as you can point me in the right direction

thanks all!

 

[mbogo3]

Contact the boys at castboolitts.com

 

[Bassmaster]

Here's what I have from an older Lyman book:
155 gr cast w/gas check, bullet #311466 & #2 alloy
Unique starting @ 11.0 gr. Max @ 15.0 gr
2400 starts @ 20.0 gr. Max @ 24.0 gr
IMR 4227 starts @ 25.0 gr. Max @ 28.0 gr
.....nothin' for 4320
Bass

 

[gvanzeggelaar]

Castboolits.gunloads.com is where you wanna go. All the info you want plus more.

 

[giant yetti]

thanks guys, I'll look into castboolits, and I might try the unique load, as I stock that powder already.

you guys rock.

 

[H4831]

With cast bullets, bear in mind that velocity is the governing factor. That is, a 155 grain cast can not, in general, be shot faster than a 200 or 220 grain bullet. Therefore, a much more potent load can be made with heavier bullets.
Further, the heavy, long bullets in bottle neck rifle cases, are often more accurate than the lighter bullets.

 

[giant yetti]

so I've heard. its fine, this rifle will be used plinking at 100 with open sights. I have other ammunition/firearm options for power and long distance.