30 cal carbine reloading ?

[David Fisher]

Let's see, where do I start... After testing to find the best powered load I just reloaded 100 rounds of ammo using Speer 110gr Jacketed HP bullets that shoot very well. Then I ordered 1,000 bullets from Bayou Bullets and spent the last few days trying to get them to work in my rifle and no luck. I've tried different powder measurements and lengths of the casings with no luck. Finally last night I though it through and decided it has to be the bullets. I removed the coating on 15 bullets and it cured my problem of the rifle jamming and not cycling right. My guess is they're cast the right size and then this dip coating added makes them to large for my rifle. I like about a half inch each time of going into battery. You can bump it each time with your hand to lock it up and then the next round it's stuck again. This is a 80 year old Inland that's correct and like new yet. My friend who has a Universal has no problems with using them with the coating. My plan is to give these bullets to the friend and find something with a jacket to load for range time but I was wondering what you thought ? Could this bullet be set in the casing a little deeper to allow it to lock up ? If so I'm thinking even the lower powder charges recommended would be compressed ? I just think it might be better to give these away and back up to something else.

 

[jcm800]

What do the bullets measure? Give a loaded round the plunk test, should fall into chamber freely.
Buy a Lee .308 / .309 size die, resize the bullets. I use the 115 gr Missouri PC, they run .3095.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

110rn and keep moving forward

 

[Hoser]

The bullets are cast, coated and then run through a final size operation.

 

[Jayplace]

Since the 30 Carbine is 80 years old, sometimes those old springs aren't what they used to be and replacing the operating springs will cure some odd firing problems. Changing the springs does not devalue the gun as they are considered an expendable/replaceable item. Love those little guns.