jimkim
posted this
11 September 2008
I guess. I told him I was shooting 172 gr GC bullets and 150gr PB bullets. George didn't they have 13 gr of Blue Dot and a 150 gr cast bullet recipe at that link I posted? Now I'm wondering.
Well. He asked me if I had ever used RL-7. I told him I was looking for data in the 1200-1700 fps range.
This is what he sent. All in all he was very friendly. I still don't like the fact that they took the 30-30 silhouette loads off, but what ya gonna do. Right?
Actually, the RL 7 loads for a 150 gr lead bullet are faster than what you are looking for. At any rate, here are some suggestions from the Lyman Cast Bullet Manual.
30/30 win
151 gr lead bullet #311440
Unique start 7.5 grs @ 1333 fps max 11 grs @ 1691 fps
RL 7 start 22.5 grs @ 1971 fps max 30 grs @ 2318 fps
170 gr lead bullet #31141
Unique start 7 grs @ 1240 fps max 10.6 grs @ 1555 fps
RL 7 start 20 grs @ 1632 fps max 28.6 grs @ 2165 fps
Thanks for your return note and keep me posted on how your loads shoot.
Ben Amonette
Consumer Service Manager
Alliant Powder Company
I'll give him an A for effort.
PS: He finally found the silhouette load I was talking about. 13gr of Bluedot under a 152gr cast bullet.