WHICH MOLD?

[charlie45]

I COULD USE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHICH .309 DIA. MOLD TO BUY.
I'AM SHOOTING A WINCHESTER 94 30-30 WOULD LIKE 150 OR 160 GR. W / GAS CHECK FLAT POINT.  using MEISTER 165'S RIGHT NOW, BUT LIKE TO DO MY OWN. ALSO I measured SIX OF THEM AHEAD OF THE CRIMP GROOVE, AND FOUND THEM TO BB .298 DIA. MY BORE IS .3005. WOULD A TIGHTER FIT IMPROVE perfomance?

THANKS!!
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[John Traveler]

Charlie,

I've had real good performance from the Lyman 311291 170 grain RN in .30-30, 300 Savage, .30-40, 308, .30-06, etc.

Lee, Ohaus (RCBS) and several others make similar designs.  All of these have a .30 caliber bore-riding forward part of the bullet which helps align the bullet in the chamber throat and gives best accuracy.

I would go with the 0.2995" diameter boreriding bullets.  You will find that as-cast diameters differ slightly from one alloy to another.  In that M94 Winchester, almost all boreriding type bullets should give you very good accuracy.

I've seldom had good results from pointy or "spitzer" type cast bullets in .30 caliber.

HTH
John

[Graycg]

Lyman 311041, 173 grain flatnosed gascheck.  I shoot them up to 2100 FPS and they are truly great bullets.

regards,
 Graycg

[frank405]

You might want to size to 310 also. Most 30 caliber rifles seem to shoot better a t 310 than 309. Either the Lyman 31141 or the Rcbs 180 grain flat point are great bullets.

[charlie45]

thanks all:
    as usual good advice from casters who know. i'am in the process of checking these all out. i wish that real prints ( dim's) were  for the bullets produced by the suggested molds.again thanks.