Plain Base , Accurate, 182 gr. .30 cal.

[Ben]

Accurate , 30 cal. Plain Base mold

I bought this mold about 5 years ago.

The 182 gr. plain base bullet ( Accurate 311180 E ) sizes out well at .311 ".So far this bullet has been a very accurate plain base bullet out of my many .30 cal. rifles.

The 182 gr. plain base , 30 cal. was shot recently out of a 30-06 Springfield 1903 Springfield with a pristine 2 groove barrel. The rifle had a 6X18X40 scope on it with an A/O.

Load was 8.5 grs. of Herco and the Accurate 182 gr. plain base, bullets were sized .311" . I fired this 5 shot group at 50 yards. ( That aiming square is 1.25 inches X 1.25 inches for size comparison )

I think if a shooter was contemplating buying a .30 cal. plain base mould, they might just make a nice choice in this one.

I think it is interesting that many cast bullet shooters warn " Don't buy a mould that has a lot of nose hanging out in the air, it won't shoot ."

 

[Brother_Love]

Ben,
Good looking bullet and great shooting. I love plain base bullets. I just got a older RCBS 180 gr mold that I want to get the GC base removed, I think Eric can do that.
Malcolm
PS: I am about to get my first Accurate mold and had decided on the Saeco 315 clone and now this has me re-thinking that decision.

 

[Ben]

You will not go wrong with the 315 clone.
It is a nail driver also.

Ben

 

[Maven]

"PS: I am about to get my first Accurate mold and had decided on the Saeco 315 clone and now this has me re-thinking that decision."

No reason for buyer's remorse with Saeco 315 or its clone even if plain based in my experience. Use one of the propellants Ben uses and you'll do fine. If you don't have those powders on hand, start with 8.5gr. Unique or 9.5gr. Blue Dot, which produce VG - E accuracy in my .30-06.

 

[quicksylver]

I know one thing that I bet most everyone will agree on is that the 315 will shoot in anything well....

 

[Ben]

I love my Accurate " 315 Clone ".
A wonderfully accurate plain base .30 cal. mould.
You will not go wrong with this one.

 

[quicksylver]

Yup they make every 30 cal gun a real shooter..
As a matter of fact I chose them to test a new to me Springfield this morning..
Just cleaned out all the copper, so the barrel was fresh...loaded up 10 rounds and went to the range.
28 deg. 16 knot wind..after fooling with the gun, target and gear..I managed to get them on paper some what near where I wanted them..
Had 4 rounds left so I fired for group ..excuses, eyes watering by then , fingers and me frozen..fingers almost to the point I couldn't feel the trigger..

BUT the 315's came through..it's going to be a shooter..rear peep/front post

Gun

4 round group