Trying to figure out what I can use for a good cast bullet for the Garandicon. This is what I've tried so far. I've been making the RCBS 308-165 SIL and have fired it from my Savage 111. Found out the powder used, W852 (with a W760 burn equivalent) reached a point of no return at around 43.5 grains and then wouldn't do a complete burn. Sorry, don't have magnum primers and right now just finding primers, let alone at a reasonable price, is a hard thing. Did get fairly good accuracy at 44.5 grains (2.5" group at 100-125 yds) and 1920 FPS avg vel with LOW pressure. Sized the bullets to .308 and .309 and didn't have a really appreciable difference in the accuracy.

I'm gonna try to use IMR 4895 and W846 (W748 equivalent burn rate) from 42-44.5 grains and see how that goes. I know the wheel has been invented here before, so any thoughts on the matter will be appreciated. Thanks Bruce.
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