Optimum .30 Caliber Case Capacity for Lead Bullets By John Ardito (This article originally appeared in issue #48, March-April 1984) I started shooting cast bullets in 1973 using a standard .308 Winchester, and if it wasn't for reading Ken Waters "Pet Loads" article in HANDLOADER #44, I would never have heard of the .308X1.5" cartridge. To prove to myself that the .308X1.5"