30BR bullet jackets.

[Larry Koch]

Which ones can shoot the best? If you were to order some to make your own bullets for the 30BR- 7ogive point.
.925 vs 1.000 jacket and what total weight?

 

[jackieschmidt]

Just my opinion.

I'm think the 110 to 112 grains built on the .925 is hard to beat at the normal ranges that these short 30’s are used at, thar being NBRSA and IBS 200/200/300 Varmint for Score. My bullet is about a 112 7 1/2 ogive on .925s.

Shooters ask me about heavier longer bullets, I say all all they give you is more recoil.

However, I do not think you give up any accuracy potential with a 115 or 118 built on a 1” jacket.

It might come down which jackets you can get.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

My preference has been for 115-116 gr .925 8 or 9 ogive but you just have to try them. They all seem to shoot.

 

[Larry Koch]

I notice the price for J4 .925 is about 50 dollars less a bucket with 1100 jackets. The 1.000 jacket are 50.00 more and only a 1000 pieces.

 

[Larry Koch]

So what is the .925 jacket weight limit as far as 30BR is concerned?

 

[JimPag]

So what is the .925 jacket weight limit as far as 30BR is concerned?

Larry the .925 jacketed bullets are easier to tune than the 1" jackets. I've made bullets between 108 grain and 125. Very few people have brain damage like me and cut their own cores so I got to experiment with different weight bullets. It's up to your barrels which projectiles it likes. I've had barrels that shot only one weight bullet well while I've had other barrels that liked 3 or 4 different weight bullets while a few other barrels liked them all it didn't matter. So you have to experiment a lot. My Niemi dies made a 7 Ogive bullet while my David D die made a 10.

 

[Larry Koch]

Larry the .925 jacketed bullets are easier to tune than the 1" jackets. I've made bullets between 108 grain and 125. Very few people have brain damage like me and cut their own cores so I got to experiment with different weight bullets. It's up to your barrels which projectiles it likes. I've had barrels that shot only one weight bullet well while I've had other barrels that liked 3 or 4 different weight bullets while a few other barrels liked them all it didn't matter. So you have to experiment a lot. My Niemi dies made a 7 Ogive bullet while my David D die made a 10.

Thanks for the feed back. Right now I've only made 111.5 and 112 grain bullets. I wasn't sure how far you could go in the weight department with .925's. I've made them fat and short and in-between. I have to say what Jackie has stated as far as diameter is concern seem to be the best so far. .3085 at the base and .308 on the body.

 

[AlNyhus]

The 1.00" jackets tune up very easily and regularly win/place/show at registered tournaments.