Hi All,
Having been mostly a handgun guy my whole life, casting and reloading is the way I like to go.

But it seems to me that most .30 cal cast loads fall short of the standard jacketed loads. Or is it just my imagination?

So I was wondering what (ideally published) loads others use to approximate the jacketed performance with their A3's?

I've read the C.E. Harris articles, and they are mostly low powered loads. Pretty much topping out in the 30-30 range of energy and velocity. (Which then begs the question, why not just use a 30-30 if you are going to use cast.)

So, I figure I have to be missing something.

If not, seems to make sense to relegate casting to the larger calibers like 45-70? (Where bullet weight can help to generated energy levels and momentum.)

Has anyone found that the 2-groove barrels impose any unique requirements?
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