Shooting my first .30cal

lugerholsterrepair · 03-28-2008, 08:11 PM

Joe, Not really. They are a bit stiff but I use a silicone lubricant I get at Midway for spray lubing brass for sizing. They go right along actually.
I have fired many hundreds of the lead bullets with no trouble too.
The .30 is a bit tricky to load as the shoulder crushes occasionally apon bullet seating. I am using Lee dies but I think a good RCBS might be better. The Lee is a "floating bullet seater" I want to try a different die...

I like the Lee bullet molds though. The lead does not stick to aluminum and you can make a gob of bullets in a couple of hours.

The .30 Luger is a sweet flat, fast cartridge. Really a fun one to shoot. Too bad new cartridges are so expensive.
If you already have the brass and cast your own bullets you could re load them for $2.50 to three bucks for a box of 50!
Jerry Burney

03-28-2008, 08:11 PM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Joe, Not really. They are a bit stiff but I use a silicone lubricant I get at Midway for spray lubing brass for sizing. They go right along actually. I have fired many hundreds of the lead bullets with no trouble too. The .30 is a bit tricky to load as the shoulder crushes occasionally apon bullet seating. I am using Lee dies but I think a good RCBS might be better. The Lee is a "floating bullet seater" I want to try a different die... I like the Lee bullet molds though. The lead does not stick to aluminum and you can make a gob of bullets in a couple of hours. The .30 Luger is a sweet flat, fast cartridge. Really a fun one to shoot. Too bad new cartridges are so expensive. If you already have the brass and cast your own bullets you could re load them for $2.50 to three bucks for a box of 50! Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."