Cast Lead Thread ?

[akaroa1]

I'm surprised, I don't use alox rather beeswax lard mix but have fired 25 straight without aparrent loss of accuracy. Got the same result with some if Robs 250 grain flat base bullets with his trademark red lube. Speed is a shade over 1450 fps. Maybe a greased card wad to protect the base may help

Yes it's a work in progress situation with that rifle

It's now in pieces pending me making a new properly fitted firing pin
But when its all back together I will keep experimenting to find a load and bullet lube that is more sustainable
At least I know it is sub moa for at least the first hand full of shots

Powder coating is an obvious next thing to try
I use Black Widow 405 grain powder coated bullets in my 1885 45-70 and there are no issues with fouling
But to be fair it's a peep tang sighted hunting rifle and hard to realistically tell whats happening after the shoulder is softened up
Whereas the Stevens 44 1/2 38-55 was a proper target rifle in its day and deserves to be sorted to see what its capable of

I have a Saeco #311 bullet mold due to arrive any time now
It's a 308 cal 165 grain bore rider gas check bullet
These will be my test bullets for powder coating
I'm hoping that if i cast them medium hard, powder coat and size / crimp on the gas check that these should be a great cheap effective bullet in my 30-30 single shots
And maybe with the powder coating I can leave them reasonably soft and they will be ideal for the 30-30 out to 200m which is about the limit of what that caliber should realistically be used at