.243 Handi Rifle

You can get 1 MOA with any of those calibers in the Handi. It will take work and a bag of tricks because they are all high volume cases relative to their caliber.

Beyond the most important factor of bullet fit .002-,003” over G to G slugged bore diameter, here is some of the tricks I use:

1) Select a powder that will give your targeted velocity with 80% or more volume of the case capacity of powder at your LOA. That will avoid using ballistic filler for good ignition.

2) Use a Lyman “M” die to both expand your case necks and flare case mouths so your oversize cast bullets are not swaged down when seating them.

3) Polish your bore like I have posted about. Slick shiny bores shoot cast bullets best and Handi-Rifle bores are average quality and not near match bore quality in slickness..

Many of the published loads for cast bullets in those calibers you are looking at in the Lee 2nd and Lyman 4th manuals shoot with only marginal accuracy because they are low volume loads with wide variations from consistent ignition. Using fillers safely and consistently for good ignition is a challenging art to learn. Don't go into it blindly. I use several fillers including BPI original, Precision Reloaders PRPSB and Dacron Polyester batting.

Shooting the smaller calibers in cast generally works best with the heaviest bullets available regardless of the rate twist of your barrel.

 In 30 caliber Handi-Rifles the best accuracy comes from the 30-30 because of the long neck and good neck tension of that cartridge that was originally designed to shoot cast bullets and the fact that several powders give 80% or better case capacity loads that are very compatible with load pressures for cast bullets. The 30-30 and H4895 with cast gas checked bullets is pretty hard to beat in the Handi-Rifles in any caliber. If you are looking for top notch accuracy with cast bullets in a Handi-Rifle, the 30-30 is the best choice in my opinion.

The 30-30 Handi is not limited to flat nose bullets like lever rifles in that caliber are limited because of their tubular magazine. In a single shot 30-30 you can shoot the top notch accuracy bullets like the RCBS and Lyman Silhouette molds and they are even great for hunting too because of the small flat nose that starts expansion well on meat with #2 or softer alloy down to straight clip-on wheel weight alloy in those gas checked Silhouette competition molds. Spire and round nose 30 cal cast/ gas checked bullets also shoot excellent in the 30-30 single shot.

Gary