What group do you belong in?

[Rick Mulhern]

Rick.
In the .30 cal my pick would be the 06 too. I got the 1917 Eddy when I was about 16 and the 03 A-1 about two years later and several A-3 after along with the M1 and the last was the M-1-A but the O-3 was my favorite that I used for the CMP.
That is what I got set up with the swaging to get a descent bullet back then.

I've still got all the 30 caliber moulds Dad bought back in '48. Told me...."You want to shoot.....there's the lead....cast up your bullets!" He kept me supplied with powder and primers. Powder was $1.10 pound!! That 03A3 shot mighty fine with cast bullets. I used gas checks and kept velocity around 15-1600 fps. Killed many a big wood rat around Granddads corral and barn area! And a turtle on a log....was just history!! I've got an 03A3 now that's 'bad news' back to 600 yards with the standard issue aperture! I'm shooting Sierra 168 gr. HPBT with 49 grs. IMR4895 and a F210M primer.

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