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cracked butt · January 9, 2006, 01:05 AM

Make your own...
170 gr lee flat nose mould- $15
empty coffee can- free
hotplate or campstove from walmart $9-35
Lee .309" sizing die + liquid alox lube- $11
1000 .308 gaschecks -$18
Wheelweights- free if you ask the right people.

For about the cost of 2 or 3 boxes of bullets you can produce your own.
With a gaschecked bullet cast from wheelweights, you should do allright up to 1900-2000 fps. Wheelweight alloy give you a pretty good balance between hardness and expansion.

I would forget about trying to push a bullet much faster in a 30-30, cast bullets are fairly easy to get to shoot accurately most of the time at moderate velocities, but you run into difficulties if you go to light or push them too hard.

January 9, 2006, 01:05 AM	#9
cracked butt Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2001 Location: southeastern wisconsin Posts: 537	Make your own... 170 gr lee flat nose mould- $15 empty coffee can- free hotplate or campstove from walmart $9-35 Lee .309" sizing die + liquid alox lube- $11 1000 .308 gaschecks -$18 Wheelweights- free if you ask the right people. For about the cost of 2 or 3 boxes of bullets you can produce your own. With a gaschecked bullet cast from wheelweights, you should do allright up to 1900-2000 fps. Wheelweight alloy give you a pretty good balance between hardness and expansion. I would forget about trying to push a bullet much faster in a 30-30, cast bullets are fairly easy to get to shoot accurately most of the time at moderate velocities, but you run into difficulties if you go to light or push them too hard.