lead bullet for 308

jasonburnsdundee said:
I shot a lot of cast through my 308 for best accuracy you should match your pressure to the hardness of the bullet. linotype bullets would require a peak pressure of almost 32,000 psi to seal the bore effectively.

So you load to this pressure. The lee manual has the pressure calculation for reductions in grainage for all the Hodgson powders. This would be a good starting point to work around to develope an accurate load.

Also your bullets are probably small. If you could get your hands on some pure lead (it is softer) cast a bullet and pound it into your barrel. Remove it and measure the bullet. If it is 308 you should probably size it to 310 or 311.

Not trying to dissuade you from casting for your 308 I did it for years, You will find that what works best is to load it down to 30-30 levels. I just discovered the 30-30, yes I know it has been around for 110 years or so. You can basically do anything with a cast bullet with it as you can with a jacket. no downloading required.
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i have problem casting it to .310 or .311 out of my rcbs mold.
you think may be the problem is in the linotype? or casting temp.?
i reloaded 20 shells, already using 4895 starting 30gr. to 33 gr.
will test them on friday.
 
Not to hijack this discussion. But it seems you guys are a lot smarter than me.
I have acquired some of these plated bullets that I would like to use in my 30-30
What would you guys suggest for loads?
http://www.berrysmfg.com/product.asp...&pp=8&sb=0&p=0
http://www.berrysmfg.com/product.asp...&pp=8&sb=0&p=0
They aren't really lead and not jacketted somewhere in between.
Thanks.
Regards, Henry
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in regard to the above bullet I would not personaly use it in a 30-30 if it is the same as what i saw on that site-----ie it has no crimp area --- site has a warning not to exceed 1700 fps

you could use them but i would not load more than one at a time unless you had a box type mag, and I am not shure if you used a crimp what would happen---- if you used a crimp you would probably separate the thin copper plating or crack it-----> not good:eek:

some one might have more info for you that has actual used them
 
Ok for the hijacker and his plated bullets I have not loaded plated bullets, but most of what I read on the internet (hey I read it on the internet, so it has to be true) is to treat plated bullets as cast. Do a search for C.E. harris he has an excellent article on loading for milsurps with cast.

Now to the original posters comment that his mold is not casting large enough, you may have to beagle it. Do a google search for beagling a mold. I had to do this for an sks. So it works and it is cheap easy and not a permanent modification to your mold.
 
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