6 Cav. Lee Tumble Lube .311 165 gr. RF Mould

[Ian]

I second the garbage sale 4831 load with 170-ish grain cast bullets in .30-30. If there's any sensitivity to variances it's more an internal volume thing than an exact weight thing.

 

[oscarflytyer]

I have some IMR 4831 I prob won't use for anything else, and would have NEVER looked at it for 30-30 170 cast!

 

[Ben]

You can see the nose on one of Ranch Dog's
earlier T/L 165 gr. .30 cal. moulds.

Quite different than the version I'm holding.

 

[Ben]

Here is my version :

 

[Ian]

The exact shape of the nose right where I drew the red line makes that an extraordinary bullet for the Marlins that will chamber them.

 

[Rally Hess]

And the meplat is larger on the newer mold. The overall length of the bullet is also shorter for the newer version.

 

[Ben]

If mine shoots, that will be just fine !
By the way, I don't own a Marlin.
Sounds like the odds may not be in my favor.
If mine doesn't shoot well in any of the
MANY .30 cal. rifles that I own , it goes on the trading block.

I have way too many .30 cal designs that do
shoot well in my rifles to get all tangled up in a design
that may never work well in any of them.

Ben

 

[oscarflytyer]

I have two and depending, might trade... let me know before you put it on the block, pls.

 

[Ben]

Will do.

Ben

 

[Joshua]

I’ve got a 6 cavity plain based “Lee 311-165-rf” coming my way. It was a good price and comes with handles.

I just can’t seem to stop buying 30 cal molds!

And, no I don’t own a 30-30!

Will post a few pics when I get my hands on it.

Josh

P.s. A 30-30 is on my wish list.

 

[Ben]

I would love to see your pics.

Ben

 

[Glaciers]

I’ve got a 6 cavity plain based “Lee 311-165-rf” coming my way. It was a good price and comes with handles.

I just can’t seem to stop buying 30 cal molds!

And, no I don’t own a 30-30!

Will post a few pics when I get my hands on it.

Josh

P.s. A 30-30 is on my wish list.

Joshua you need to fix that 30-30 problem

 

[Joshua]

Joshua you need to fix that 30-30 problem

The 30-30 is running neck in neck with, 35 Whelen, and 300 BO. It’s most likely gonna be the one that I find by accident, that wins. Many things in my life seem to happen like that, opportunistically!
Josh

 

[waco]

My old man left me a Sear’s Win 94 30-30 which is fun. And I stumbled across a Savage 340 30-30 bolt gun with peep sights for $159.
Fun plinking all day long with both.

 

[Joshua]

My old man left me a Sear’s Win 94 30-30 which is fun. And I stumbled across a Savage 340 30-30 bolt gun with peep sights for $159.
Fun plinking all day long with both.

I’d love either one of those. Especially if it was named after a famous baseball player.
Josh

 

[RBHarter]

You can name you new Savage "the Babe" and nobody would give it a second thought .

 

[waco]

Not a Baseball fan. Comments lost on deaf ears...

 

[462]

Not a Baseball fan. Comments lost on deaf ears...

Ted Williams.
Young whipper snappers!

 

[waco]

Ted Williams.
Young whipper snappers!

I guess. Closer to 50 than 40 but, okay. Lol

 

[Joshua]

Sears marketed a bunch a stuff under the Ted Williams name. They rebranded the Winchester Model 94 as the “Ted Williams Model 100”. They often sell for much less than a true Winchester, even less if the gun was drilled and tapped for a scope. I’d be looking for a shooter anyways.

Western Washington and I are hard on blued steel. I honestly prefer inexpensive 90%-80% finish low round count guns. That way I’m not to worried when I get the first stock ding or the dreaded rusty fingerprint.

I’m 46 and teach with a bunch of a 60 year old Boomers. When they retire I won’t be the “kid” anymore.

Josh