Max, Lee also makes a 113gr. gas checked "wadcutter," C309-113-F, which works rather well in many .30 cal. rifles. As they are gas checked, they can be driven considerably faster than a swaged WC. I think one is presently available on EBay. ...Maven

Wadcutters being such accurate projectiles, has anyone tried .312" wadcutters in, say, a 30-30 at subsonic velocities? I am thinking of buying some of these to try in my 30-30 contender to use as a light load. I don't know if they would need to be sized down to 309-310". I think Hornady makes a 32 HBWC that should make a good low velocity projectile over a pinch of Red Dot. It might even be worth looking into a mould. Anybody have experiece with this?

Yes I have used these for 25 yd target and small game loads. In 303 and 7.65 I use them as cast 312-313 and 4.5 grs of red dot. In the 30-06 I size them to 310 with the same load. They are very accurate at 25 yds. They will group under an inch and seem to hit about like a 32-20. I have never chronographed them but according to PET LOADS they should go about 1200.

Did you buy some, or do you cast them? If you cast, what mould do you use?

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I tried the Lee 90 or so grain tumble lube 'soup can' wadcutter - does not size well to get it down to standard .30 cal. and it's too big to load in .30-30 (case won't chamber in two of my .30-30's unless the bullet is sized down a bit from as-cast. There are folks, though, that do use the heavier 'soup-can' Lee in .30-30W. I have just loaded some .32-20's (Martini Cadet rechambered) which should be about right, may be big enough for my .303 #4 mk1 with 2 groove barrel.