Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
30-30, 303 Savage, 30-40 Krag. All share a more or less common body design, although the Krag is obviously larger, and that lovely, graceful long neck. I don't know why those long necked rounds seem to be so cast friendly, but they do seem it to me. My personal favorite would be the 303 Savage, but I have a Model 1899/99 fetish, so it's understandable. The day I realized I could make 303 brass out of 220 Swift with just standard dies was a very happy one for me. I just wish my particular 99x303 had the rifle butt stock instead of the crescent buttplate. Love the look, hate the fact it doesn't fit me good. But IMO there are no flies on the 30-30 or 303 and certainly not on the 30-40. I maintain that if our deer hunters were limited to guns in that class we'd have a lot less fat coyotes and more real hunters as opposed to "Hail Mary" shooters!