Red Dot for Cast Rifle Loads

[Jonny2guns]

Not to hijack the OP thread, but I'm assuming y'all cast your own 30 cal bullets.
I haven't got into casting my own, one more hobby I don't have room for at the moment. Can't find 30 cal. cast on any of my usual sites.

 

[dartor]

The 3rd edition of Lyman's cast bullet manual lists lots of loads for the 30-30 using Red Dot. The manual is available to download. However, it is copyrighted material, not sure if it's legal to download. I'm sure someone will jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Seedy Character]

Not to hijack the OP thread, but I'm assuming y'all cast your own 30 cal bullets.
I haven't got into casting my own, one more hobby I don't have room for at the moment. Can't find 30 cal. cast on any of my usual sites.

Nope, I don't cast.
95% of shooting is cast, powder coated bullets.

.309 - .311 cast bullets can be a challenge

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

https://missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=354&category=20&secondary=36&keywords=

Missouri Bullets 165gr coated .311 flat point specifically designed for Marlins (which means it's fatter than most).

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Not to hijack the OP thread, but I'm assuming y'all cast your own 30 cal bullets.
I haven't got into casting my own, one more hobby I don't have room for at the moment. Can't find 30 cal. cast on any of my usual sites.

Nope. I used to but decided I didn’t like it. Too much work for too little reward. There’s lots of good companies out there but they aren’t cheap. The cheap ones aren’t all that good.

 

[Charlie98]

Can't find 30 cal. cast on any of my usual sites.

Montana Bullet Works. It's where I get those beautiful .311" GC FP bullets for my Savage 99 in .30-30....

 

[Swampman]

I love Red Dot for cast subsonic rifle loads.

It gives me significantly better accuracy than Trail Boss ever did. Red Dot works great for low velocity rifle loads, but it's not very flexible if you want to step up.

If you want higher power levels, use a slower burning powder. 2400 is great for mid level loads, if you want to move up from there in 30-30, try 3031.

You can get great results with pistol powders in rifle cases, especially with cast bullets, but don't try to push them beyond their abilities. Pressures can get very high, very fast with small charge weight increases.

 

[Jonny2guns]

Montana Bullet Works. It's where I get those beautiful .311" GC FP bullets for my Savage 99 in .30-30....

Thank you.