quicksylver
Well-Known Member
Here are my thoughts on the 30 Hunter. The nose has a bore-riding section that is drawn too large to a.) fit most .308 rifles and b.) with the "standard" NOE oversize can be expected to cast .302 or larger...making it totally useless for any sort of autoloading rifle unless the lands are quite worn down. This is a problem that plagues most .30-caliber bullet designs out there. Also, the nose taper won't allow any "wiggle room" or self-alignment. Also, no crimp groove, and too long. To get it to chamber, even in a bolt-action rifle, the gas check, bottom band, and at least half of the bottom lube groove will be way down in the powder space. I think that bullet was designed more for the .30-'06 or maybe Krag/Jorgensen rifles than anything else. And for an M1A and AR-10, sometimes you really want to crimp the case mouth, they are murder on cartridges, especially the M1A. I've pored over every design out there and bought probably half of them, and still the one needed doesn't really exist. So I aim to fix that....with y'all's help. BTW, this is intended for stout loads that push the envelope. For paper assassination inside of 100 yards, with a bolt gun, plenty of existing designs fill the bill nicely.
Ian....very interesting....however I have found exactly the opposite...all most..agreed Al's molds pour large (TG)..
I have 8 03's and 03'a4's....half have NOS barrels,one has a pristune star gauge barrel....I also have that newly acguired Remington 700 VS ...in 308 Win...
I have had at least a dozen Savages in 300 S...two Winchester 88's and a 100 in 308 Win....
I have used about every 30 cal bullet design made by Lyman...Never did I have to seat a bullet at the crimp groove...
Nor did I have any feed problems...in a bolt rifle...if I showed you pictures of where I seat my 308 Winchester bullets I think you would be shocked....
Now I will have to defer to you on the AR 10...and maybe the M1A...but this I can tell you ..my friend tried some 31332's out if his M1A ...he never got passed the first five 'cause he didn't want to ruin his 1.5" ,100 yd iron sighted group....
So my friend ...I belive this is an a tempt to design the perfect 30 cal AUTO LOADER design....if I am right I will watch with interest...
But to say a bullet like the 30 H won't fit bolt guns unless seated deeply...IMO might not be exactly correct..
OH ..one last thing...I shoot several bullets in my 308 with 304 noses .....I do reorganize that is my gun..
Hope we are still friends..really apreciated your controbutions...Dan