Can i ask what you guys are putting though your .308's ?? Im talking cast bullets of course.

Ive a Miroku M-bolt which has a long throat which i would like to play with some heavy .30 cal bullets perhaps around the 190gn-200gn mark.

What does your .308 like and what powders are you using ?

Englander

There are a few possible CB choices for your .308Win. Lyman #311284, although a bit heavier than you specified and designed for the .30-40 Krag, is a perennial favorite. Lyman's bore-riding #314299 or #311299 works in some rifles if sized to fit. However, my personal choice would be a tapered Lyman design, #311644, which was designed for the "standard" .30cal. throat. Two friends of mine (One uses a .308Win., the other a .30-06, as I do.) and several posters on the Aimoo Shooters>Cast Bullets site, have had excellent success with it. ...Maven

Only thing I shoot in your weight range is the 200 grainer from Aladin's group buy project earlier this year. It does mighty well for me at 1700 fps but gets cranky any faster than that. Some folks claim to have worked out the kinks and gotten good results at 2200 fps, but I just have not been willing to put the time into it.

Lyman 3110141 does quite well. It runs about 175 grains with my alloy. There are more accurate bullets I am told, but that one is satisfactory and readily available.

I have been getting extraordinary results (for me) from Lee's C311-155-2R in both a .308 and a 7.62x39. That mould is so inexpensive I can't see anyone not trying it.

Here's several that have worked well for me in the .308. The RCBS #30-180-FN, casts about 190 gr. in wheel weight metal. RCBS #30-180-SP,also about 190 gr. in WW. Lyman's #311291, about 175 gr. give or take, #311644. #311334, 190 gr.,#311467, about 185 gr. in WW,
Powder charges used are 16.0 gr. #2400, 17.5 gr. H4227, and 25.0 gr. IMR-4895.
The RCBS #30-180-SP gives me a 1.5 MOA group ay 200 yards, and the Lyman #311644 does 2.5 MOA at 300 yards. The 200 yard rifle was a Winchester M70 with a ramline stock and the 300 yard rifle a Savage 110S. All groups were fired from the bench. A one grain tuft of dacron was placed lightly on the powder charges. All cased were once fired and neck sized. Bullet alloy was 10 pounds WW, one pound linotype, 1/3 cup of chilled/magnum bird shot, and a three foot piece of 95/5 percent lead free solder.
Paul B.

Hi! ( Always nice to hear from new friends overseas)
I use a Lyman 311332 but it weighs over 200 grains so may be mismarked ( actually 311334) with a max. charge of 4831. It runs faster than a jacketed load is supposed to and shoots 2 to 3 moa. These are made of ww and heat treated out of the machine. Hornady checks are spread by a simple homemade tool so they seat over the shank without damage to the base and them are crimped on by another simple homemade tool. These slugs come out of the mold at .3095 and I run them thru a .311 die to lube but not size. Any sizing would soften the metal. Lee tumble lube is applied to the nose. The bullet nose must be a tight fit with the bore of the rifle for this load to work.

Some would scoff at a 3 or even 2 moa load.... but offhand and in most field conditions it is entirely usable. Works good to 300 M. Would go farther IF you have the 'comeups' on your sighting system. No, it won't
outshoot Matchkings....not even in the same ballpark, But I make them and they are inexpensive. I have even made gaschecks that shot the same size groups and that is interesting too. Then I have a projectile that costs nothing....except time. P.S. I seem to remember that the B.C. is 332....so it is a fairly efficient bullet for a cast one. But I rarely shoot this load nowadays..... plinkers are more fun.

Is the correct oldtime salutation..."Hail and Farewell"? Dale