Originally Posted by
enfield2band
A friend of mine has just bought a very nice Schmidt Rubin in all round good condition. He will be shooting at 100 yards and wondered if anyone knows of a download suitable for lead bullets? Also, if you know of one for jacketed bullets, as that would be of interest as well.
All suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
CAST BULLET LOADS FOR MILITARY RIFLES
Cast bullets can make shooting that surplus rifle easy and economical.
And basic data works for many different guns.
BY C.E. Harris
Cast bullet loads usually give a more useful zero at practical field ranges with military battle sights than do full power loads. Nothing is more frustrating than a military rifle that shoots a foot high at 100 yards with surplus ammo when the sight is as low as it will go! Do not use inert fillers (Dacron or kapok) to take up excess empty space in the case. This was once common practice, but it raises chamber pressure and under certain conditions contributes to chamber ringing. If a particular load will not work well without a filler, the powder is not suitable for those conditions of loading. Four load classifications from Mattern (1932) cover all uses for the cast bullet military rifle. I worked up equivalent charges to obtain the desired velocity ranges with modern powders, which provide a sound basis for loading cast bullets in any post-1898 military rifle from 7mm to 8mm:
1. 125 grain plain based "small game/gallery" 900-1000 f.p.s., 5 grains of Bullseye or equivalent.
2. 150 grain plain based "100-yard target/small game", 1050-1250 f.p.s., 7 grains of Bullseye or equivalent.
3. 170-180 grain gas checked "200 yard target", 1500-1600 f.p.s., 16 grains of Hercules #2400 or equivalent.
4. 180-200 grain gas-checked "deer/600 yard target", 1750-1850 f.p.s., 26 grains of RL-7 or equivalent.
I dont reload for my 1889, but I do for my K31, I use 150gr gas checked cast , I use unique 11-15grs which gives 14-1700fps YMMV
reloder 7 is also a very useful powder for cast and FMJ's
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