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Paul B. · November 14, 2018, 05:55 PM

I've been shooting gallery loads in 30-30. .308 Win. and 30-06 for years. My load is 5.0 gr. of Unique and cast bullets running anywhere from 100 gr. to 120 gr. with success. After dispensing the powder I take a piece of toilet paper cut int four squares and lightly tamp the square over the powder, then seat the bullet. One question you have to answer is will the load feed from the magazine? Funny thing but a Winchester M94 or 64 will not feed 100 gr. bullets from the magazine and are sometimes iffy with the 115 gr. bullets. The one that worked all the time was a 120 gr. round nose designed for the M-1 Carbine. The Marlin 336 still balks at the 100 gr. but has fed well with the 115 and 120 gr. bullets. The way the feed elevator works is different from the M94 Winchester. Dunno how the Mossberg feeds so you'll have to tinker with cartridge length to see what works.
Paul B.

November 14, 2018, 05:55 PM	#9
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,801	I've been shooting gallery loads in 30-30. .308 Win. and 30-06 for years. My load is 5.0 gr. of Unique and cast bullets running anywhere from 100 gr. to 120 gr. with success. After dispensing the powder I take a piece of toilet paper cut int four squares and lightly tamp the square over the powder, then seat the bullet. One question you have to answer is will the load feed from the magazine? Funny thing but a Winchester M94 or 64 will not feed 100 gr. bullets from the magazine and are sometimes iffy with the 115 gr. bullets. The one that worked all the time was a 120 gr. round nose designed for the M-1 Carbine. The Marlin 336 still balks at the 100 gr. but has fed well with the 115 and 120 gr. bullets. The way the feed elevator works is different from the M94 Winchester. Dunno how the Mossberg feeds so you'll have to tinker with cartridge length to see what works. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!