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I had good luck with Winchester 760 using Winchester Magnum primers. I kept the charge at the minimum. Unfortunately I don't have my notes anymore as they were lost years ago.

Looks like a nice rifle. The first rifle I hunted with was my Dad's 99F in .300 Savage. The F stands for "featherweight". My Dad bought the rifle new in 1965. His rifle has a checkered grip with the curved lever. My Dad told me that the fore stock was replaced due to a crack when the rifle was...

Years ago I had a stuck case when resizing .30-06. I was using RCBS dies and lube. Pulled the case out with a stuck case remover. Lubed up another case and proceeded to stick another. I never had a problem before I switched ammo. I was using Winchester and Federal. The local gun shop reccomended...

It could have something to do with the bullet. If I remember one of your earlier posts mentioned a bore size of .3095". Perhaps the long bearing surface coupled with the .312 diameter is causing excess heat. Do you see any signs of excess pressure from the fired cases with this particular load ...

I've been collecting any info I can on the Mosins as I am getting ready to start load development. A recent article I found gave this load: 174 Sierra HPBT .311 bullet. 45.0 Gr. Varget Velocity = 2,550 fps. Comment : "very accurate" The rifle is listed as a Soviet model 91/30 with a 28.6...

Are you measuring your powder charges individually or throwing each charge from a measure ?

I would reccomend the RCBS Rockchucker kit if you can fit it in the budget. When I was looking at reloading equipment years ago I checked out Lee. To me the Lee stuff looked "flimsy" compared to the other makers offerings. I prefer cast iron over cast aluminum. The RCBS 505 scale is highly...

There is nothing wrong with starting out with a good single stage press. It's a good way to break into the hobby of reloading. Much less to worry about as you perform each stage of the process individually. If you go to the "pictures of your reloading bench" thread, you will see a lot of...

Since it sounds like you like this rifle I would keep it. You mentioned that you also used the gun for varmints. A .243 bolt gun would make a nice varmint/deer rifle. You should be able to find a decent used Savage or Remington for a reasonable price.

1) .22 target rifle. 2) Swedish Mauser. 3) Mosin-Nagant.

.3095 sounds too good to be true for Russian made rifle. Sounds more like a Finnish made barrel. Are you measuring at the "raised" parts of the slug or the "indents" on the slug. I would be worried about excess pressures shooting .311 or larger bullets through a .3095 barrel. I have a Mosin that...

Any one of the presses you've listed will definately meet your requirements. The biggest decision is which manufacturer's kit to buy when starting out. I bought a basic RCBS RS3 kit. I looked at LEE but just did not like the looks of their powder scale. It looked a little on the "cheap" side. My...

Hey all. Thanks for the info. This sight has been a big help. I wish this rifle was a Fin with the .308 barrel as I have quite a few Sierra bullets in .308. I just figure that the .311 makes much more sense in the .312 barrel. A friend wants to try casting bullets for it. I plan on getting both...

I'll have to look at the new Lyman book. My Lyman book is probably 20 years old. Lyman is actually in the next town over from me. The rifle is an Ishvesk. I've heard that Lee dies only have the .308 re-sizer ball and that RCBS comes with a .311 re-sizer installed ( may include .308). My guess...

Hello all. I have some questions about reloading the 7.62x54R cartridge. The rifle is a Mosin-Nagant 91/30. The bore of the rifle slugs out to .312. Unfortunately the pickings seem very slim as far as .311 or .312 bullets go. So far all the information I have found on the internet for published...