Tormented by .22s or;
Plane base bullets shoot accurate enough.
Look at the healed 22 cal. long rifle cartridge.
I was shooting a 45x70 cast bullet round one day and some one was appalled by the thinking that some one could shoot a cast bullet, with light load of flake shape shot gun powder. Why it's half full!
I reach over and ripped off the top of a 22 long rifle cartridge. I said my 45x70 load is a rimed cartridge right. “Yesâ€? this 22 long rifle cartridge is rimmed right “yesâ€? Here look inside this 22 long rifle cartridge do you see the same flake shape shot gun powder in this cartridge and the same flake shape shot gun powder has the brass case now about OH 50 percent full “OKâ€? I see that. Well let me tell you about this 45 70 load. The case is about 50% full of the same flake shape shot gun powder you may see in that 22 long rifle cartridge. RIGHT. The its got a lead bullet out in front of all of that. If I was to build a 45 70 load according to ratio and proportion “would or could” it look like a 22 long rifle cartridge.
“All right I got it I can see what you telling me here.â€? I now see there is nothing is wrong with a 22 long rifle cartridge loads for accuracy loads.
Reloading 30x 06 with a Lyman #311410 plane base cast bullet.
I had fine accuracy in my 1940'sh Remington 03 A3 in 30x06 with the 311410 as a plane base cast 130 grain bullet and 9.2 grains of unique. This plane base cast 130-grain bullet number Lyman #311410 was in some thing like #2 alloy.
I remember looking at the load and the scoops offered by my Lee power measuring kit. I settled on that 9.2-grain load of Unique power. I sure didn't want to push the bullet to fast. Not being a chronograph man I don't know what kind of speed my best load was moving at but I had no leading. The best I can estimate the speed of my load would be 130g cast bullet: 9.2g unique: at about 1250 F.P.S. In fact we would say the cast bullet was moving not slower than same speed as a 22-caliber long rifle bullet.
The 130-grain bullet plane base cast bullet number #311410 is shown in the 30 Carbine loads of almost any Lyman reloading handbook. Most certainly these plane base 30 Carbine loads will not be removed any time in the near future. This slick sided plane base bullet was made to allow for the 30 carbines magazine feeding requirements. The shape looks good in 30x06 loadings as well.
As I look over Lyman reloading handbook cast bullet-loading information I'm over whelmed by some transferable information that all plane base bullet-shooting fans should read and understand. 3 powers were used in the accuracy loads with Lyman cast bullet number #311410 for 30 carbine bullet loads. Just were in terms of F.P.S. leading will start! I will not know!
The fastest load for Lyman cast bullet number #311410 for 30 carbine they tried with this 30-carbine plane base bullet was a startling 1733 F.P.S. This amount of powder was not used in their accuracy load! Because of its sequent speed this load was brought down to >>>1564 F.P.S. just to be found in the accuracy loads listings. The plane base bullet in these accuracy loads for Lyman cast bullet number #311410 for 30 carbine were not driven faster than 1564 F.P.S. to 1675 F.P.S.
Look we ran all the way down here to see that 1600 F.P.S. was found right here in the in the mid field of best performance.
Remember when you were a child at story time you would wait holding your breath down the end of you favorite story. Then you would amaze your self-laughing at the same old ending every time.
BY By till the next Go round Cowboys.
Mark Wackerfeld