Hunting with cast bullets and the 30/30

by Murphy , Saturday, February 01, 2014, 12:42 (3954 days ago) @ Fowler

This may or may not be of some help, but I thought I would chime in.

The Lyman mould #311041 seems to be one of the best all around cast bullets for the 30/30. Mine cast out at 173 grains using an alloy of 50/50 wheel weights and linotype.

My lube of choice is no longer available however. It's called Apache Blue, developed by Paco Kelly. I understand there is another lube out there that is essentially the same lube, but I can't recall the name or maker.

That being said, below are two loads I settled on for my Winchester 94'. The first load is the one I settled on for 95% of my needs.

Bullet: Lyman #311041
Alloy: 50/50 Lead to Lynotype
Weight: 174.5 Grains.
Sized to: .310 dia.
Cases: Winchester
Primer: Winchester
Powder: IMR 4064
Charge: 34.0 Grains.

Same components but different powder.

Powder: IMR 3031
Charge: 28.0 Grains.
Velocity 1865 FPS
Energy; 1384 FPE

Good luck in finding a load that works for you. Nothing like a good afternoon with a Winchester 30/30 and plenty of ammunition.

Murphy