Cast bullets in military surplus rifles.

[Adam Helmer]

I cast bullets for all my military surplus rifles. Cast bullets are great for target shooting and varmit/deer hunting. Many folks talk of the shortage of jacketed bullets for reloading. I suggest they give cast bullets a try.

Today, I shot the Lyman #311467 multi-groove 177 grain gas check bullet ahead of 18 grains of 2400 in my M1898 .30/40 Krag rifle. To my surprise, the cast loads shoot to point of aim with the battle sight at 100 yards. That is the same point of aim/point of impact with 150 grain jacketed bullets. I loaded up three boxes of that cast load and will go seek chucks tomorrow with the Krag.

Adam

[Catfish]

I had a friend that used to cast 100 gr. HP`s for his 8mm Mauser and use them for groundhogs. They were good to about 150 yrds. and he killed alot of groundhogs with them.

[Adam Helmer]

Catfish,

One of my favorite 8mm cast bullets is the Lyman #323471, a 215 grain semi-spitzer. It is a fine target load and a good deer load.

Adam