What to do while bullets are short?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:38 pm
Guys and Gals, here is what I have been doing to make my reloading supplies last longer.
1- Any cartridge I can make cast bullets work in, I am doing so. As an example I recently worked up a load in my 30-30 using a cast 165 gr FN bullet with gas check. I got 2150 FPS with out leading. This freed up 4000 170 gr RN Remington jacketed bullets to be used in my M1 Garand and M1A if needed.
2- I have also procured molds that allow me to use cast bullets in my Lever action carbines in 357 and 44 mag. This allows me to deer hunt and not need to shoot up my hard to replace jacketed SFN and HPT
Broke out an old 38 special 148 gr wad cutter mold and introduced my son to shooting these with 3 and 4 grs bullseye, which equals 18,666 loads out of an 8 lb jug. (3grs makes a good target load and 4 grs is a decent self defense load) We have plenty of lead lube so why waste the jacketed bullets.
So I suggest you use cast when and where you can.
Hank
1- Any cartridge I can make cast bullets work in, I am doing so. As an example I recently worked up a load in my 30-30 using a cast 165 gr FN bullet with gas check. I got 2150 FPS with out leading. This freed up 4000 170 gr RN Remington jacketed bullets to be used in my M1 Garand and M1A if needed.
2- I have also procured molds that allow me to use cast bullets in my Lever action carbines in 357 and 44 mag. This allows me to deer hunt and not need to shoot up my hard to replace jacketed SFN and HPT
Broke out an old 38 special 148 gr wad cutter mold and introduced my son to shooting these with 3 and 4 grs bullseye, which equals 18,666 loads out of an 8 lb jug. (3grs makes a good target load and 4 grs is a decent self defense load) We have plenty of lead lube so why waste the jacketed bullets.
So I suggest you use cast when and where you can.
Hank
