Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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Freezer
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Re: Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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Bigslug wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2026 3:48 am
CPJ 2.0 wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2026 2:03 am /:laughsinpowdercoat:\
Maybe slightly more likely for me than getting Zee to cast, but only slightly. Certainly not for a tight tolerance bore riding nose at any rate. We may talk again when running them through a can becomes a real possibility.

And now I'm trying to shake the image of CPJ in front of an Easy Bake oven. . . :shock:
Look at his profile and it's easy to imagine! Good luch shaking it.
Japhy
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Re: Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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local Bass Pro has 30.06 220 gr for a mere $62 / 20rds before sales tax

Price seems steep but no lead smelting or sniffing lead fumes required and you get a jacketed bullet.

Maybe you just like science? Could dial down the load to 1050 ft/sec get a brand new and now unregulated suppressor then it just goes click…clic…click
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Re: Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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No can for these. This is poor man's / pre-Spitzer man's dangerous game rifle. The main can-candidate is currently the factory-threaded Ruglin .357.
WWJMBD?

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Re: Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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Japhy wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:20 am local Bass Pro has 30.06 220 gr for a mere $62 / 20rds before sales tax

Price seems steep but no lead smelting or sniffing lead fumes required and you get a jacketed bullet.

Maybe you just like science? Could dial down the load to 1050 ft/sec get a brand new and now unregulated suppressor then it just goes click…clic…click
Berrys bullets sells a 220 plated bullet for subs in a 30 cal…. Mostly for the blackout but you could adapt for any 30 cal. If I recall they were under 60 bones. My 300BO shoots them well.
https://www.basspro.com/p/berrys-superi ... n%20Berrys
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Re: Cast Bullets, the .30-06, and Going Heavy

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Bigslug wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2026 2:15 am The main can-candidate is currently the factory-threaded Ruglin .357.

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