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Need a Trail Boss load for .30/30 (cast boolit)

Topkick
I can't seem to find load data for the Lyman 170 gr RN cast boolit #311291 with the gas check.
Shooting a Winchester 94.

Any sources?

The Trail Boss data I have found does not address this boolit.

Thanks!
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  • Ambrose
    Why do people refer to bullets as boolits?!!
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  • Hawk Carse
    Ambrose:
    It's cute.
    There is a board called castboolits.com
    Some people say it means hand cast bullets as opposed to machine cast, swaged, or jacketed.

    Topkick:
    I have heard that if you want to load something with Trail Boss that does not show up in Hodgdon/IMR literature, just call them up and they will help you.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    "just call them up and they will help you.'.........+1, THEY TOLD ME TO JUST LOAD FOR 100% OF CASE CAPACITY (POWDER TO THE BASE OF THE BULLET). ANY CAL./CARTRIDGE/BULLET (I WAS ASKING ABOUT A .50/90 SHARPS).
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  • jonk
    There's a good article on surplusrifle.com about this and they also mention the 30/30. They recommend 9 grains.

    A case full won't cause issues but is a 'max' load- so far as you can go 'max' with this powder. I believe 75% of max is a start load. Hence the 9 grains.

    Filling the case in my trapdoor would probably not be a good idea. So if in doubt, call them.

    IMR also has some data on their website for this.

    FWIW I love the cast boolit forum but hate the term 'boolit.' As (among other things) a language teacher and a grammar Nazi [}:)] it just rubs me the wrong way. But then again, some folks like carrots, I don't, so to each his own.
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  • Rocky Raab
    As you've probably found, the Hodgdon/IMR data center lists a Trail Boss load for a 160-gr cast bullet. (6.5 to 9.0 grains). I would wager it would be perfectly fine with a 170-gr cast, but if you wish to be cautious, use 8.5 as your maximum charge.

    Edit to add: I agree with jonk about the word in question. That cutesy use is affected and childish, the equivalent of an adult calling pasta "basketti."
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  • Topkick
    Thanks for the help. It affirms my "extrapolation". However, I hate to extrapolate loading data.

    I use the term "boolits" to differentiate "cast yer own" vs the Hornaday V Max bullet, as many others do in the make your own world.

    Just some different language, nothing intended to offend.
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  • Rocky Raab
    I think that "cast bullet" differentiates quite nicely. Heaven forbid we should discuss swaged bullets; some might call them "swallets". Would a plated bullet be a "pullet?"
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