waco
Springfield, Oregon
So about a month ago I cast up some NOE SC311-165 RD 30cal bullets for my 30-30 for a hunting load in my Savage 340.
50/50 coww/pure/2% foundry type. The FT might have been my mistake. These were water dropped.
They now test out at 20-22 BHN using my Staedtler art pencils.
the "H" pencil was the first to "cut" the bullet. The info I have from the other site shows this being around 20-22BHN.
My question is in my 30-30 with 29gr of H4895, which shoots very nice btw, is this alloy too hard for smallish blacktail deer here is western Oregon?
Many thanks in advance guys.
Walter.
P.S. I have never shot a deer with a cast bullet.......
50/50 coww/pure/2% foundry type. The FT might have been my mistake. These were water dropped.
They now test out at 20-22 BHN using my Staedtler art pencils.
the "H" pencil was the first to "cut" the bullet. The info I have from the other site shows this being around 20-22BHN.
My question is in my 30-30 with 29gr of H4895, which shoots very nice btw, is this alloy too hard for smallish blacktail deer here is western Oregon?
Many thanks in advance guys.
Walter.
P.S. I have never shot a deer with a cast bullet.......