Spent sometime at the bench

[rachunter]

Had this day planned since I got back from vacation. I found a load my 3030 likes with hard cast bullets. I put the peep sight back on and will be using these to practice with. There not bullseye accurate but good enough and cheap. I loaded another 100rds. for my next trip up.

 

 

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[Buckmaster7600]

There’s just something special about lead bullets!

My 35whelen loves a 110gn .380 cast bullet that I can reload for under .04$ a round.


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[rob-c]

How  about some details on your load / bullet combo .

[rachunter]

1 hour ago, rob-c said:

How  about some details on your load / bullet combo .

Those are 165gr. Miester hard cast lead bullets loaded with 13.0gr. of Alliant red dot shooting just under 1600fps. the group is 21/2" at 50yrds. with a scoped marlin 3030.I started testing at 7gr. and went up 5grs at a time checking for barrel leading.The lower speeds had leading until 9grs.[1400fps.] at 13grs. there where trace amount nothing my boresnake couldn't handle.These are to help me practice shooting with open sights.I'll be shooting steel at 50,75 and 100 yrds. Like buckmaster said it cost penny's to shoot.

I'm reading a book on casting your own bullets.