Quoheleth
Member
I'm thinking about taking my dad's Marlin .30-30 home with me in a couple days. I've been reloading pistol (.38/.357, .45 and 9mm) for over a year and enjoy it. Mostly, I do lead.
Before I take Ol' Bessie along with me, I have a couple questions.
*Can a .30-30 handle hard-cast lead boolits - especially mild-to-medium "plinking" loads - without gaschecks?
*Having never done rifle ammo, how different is rifle from pistol? For equipment, I have the Lee Turret Press and a Lee Hand Press.
*Obviously I won't be using something like 2400 for this, but are there any powders that can be double-duty for my pistol loads and light .30-30, or are they completely different ballgames?
*Anything else I need to know before dropping the $ for a set of dies?
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Before I take Ol' Bessie along with me, I have a couple questions.
*Can a .30-30 handle hard-cast lead boolits - especially mild-to-medium "plinking" loads - without gaschecks?
*Having never done rifle ammo, how different is rifle from pistol? For equipment, I have the Lee Turret Press and a Lee Hand Press.
*Obviously I won't be using something like 2400 for this, but are there any powders that can be double-duty for my pistol loads and light .30-30, or are they completely different ballgames?
*Anything else I need to know before dropping the $ for a set of dies?
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