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I would use WW's across the board.

WW's are good enough to not lead when GC's at relatively high velocities, if it is, you may want to change lube. WW's are soft enough at high velocity to expand and punch through nicely. I'd shoot for bone with lead bullets.

I've shot 311041 by the thousands in various .30/30s, mostly M94s, always either unsized or sized .310, always crimped in the crimp groove, usually over 18.5 grains of 2400, with never a problem. I've also shot a bunch of them seated long and uncrimped in .308, .30/06, and 7.62x54R.

Tracy:
There are apparently boolits and boolits. With the problematic ones, the NOSE diameter is .308, which is too tight in the bore of my rifle.

Possibly, they were from an older mold design, because the ones I have now, gotten from Lucky 7 fit jist fine. Both were spose to be from a Lyman 311041.

Anyway, I've got what I need now.

Smitty of the North

Hi contender, sorry I'm late to get back been in/out of town. I make a 90% ww,5% tin and 5% antimony for my 311041's. then I heat treat them to 10-12 on the brinell scale. They have a medium expansion with about 75-80% weight retention. I sold Smitty all I have cast sooo I gotta get busy this winter and make some more. Hope this info helps ya. Dave.