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Old 07-24-2018, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Muley Gil View Post
A mite off topic, but I loaded a few .307 jacketed Speer bullets for a friend to use in his .30-30. Those same bullets shot wonderfully in a .30-40 Krag rifle I had.
Jacketed bullet diameter is seldom as critical as cast bullet diameter. You can generally get good accuracy from an undersized jacketed bullet. It's nearly impossible with an undersized cast bullet, not to mention potential bore leading.
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