Need .30 cal load ideas

spacecoast · 10-20-2014, 09:51 AM

I made my first .30 Luger reloads using GT's bullets (93 gr. FMJ) and brass. I made 12 rounds each using 3.5 gr. Bullseye, 4.0 grains Bullseye and 4.1 grains AA#2. Hopefully these will all work well in my 1920 Commercial.

The 2-die set RCBS dies were a little tricky to get set up compared to my 4-die Lee sets, but I think I finally got them right. I may still invest in a Lee FCD to apply the crimp. The bullet shape is a little more blunt than factory rounds and I set them all to 1.15" OAL (same as the factory round). Hopefully they will feed alright. Pic below is of a vintage Western round on the right (I have about 40 of these to try as well), and my reload on the left.

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10-20-2014, 09:51 AM	#12
spacecoast User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL and PA Posts: 332 Thanks: 276 Thanked 243 Times in 109 Posts	I made my first .30 Luger reloads using GT's bullets (93 gr. FMJ) and brass. I made 12 rounds each using 3.5 gr. Bullseye, 4.0 grains Bullseye and 4.1 grains AA#2. Hopefully these will all work well in my 1920 Commercial. The 2-die set RCBS dies were a little tricky to get set up compared to my 4-die Lee sets, but I think I finally got them right. I may still invest in a Lee FCD to apply the crimp. The bullet shape is a little more blunt than factory rounds and I set them all to 1.15" OAL (same as the factory round). Hopefully they will feed alright. Pic below is of a vintage Western round on the right (I have about 40 of these to try as well), and my reload on the left.