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Mike B.
Your query is basically a very loaded question.
Because you chose a GC version of that particular cast bullet, you most probably may want to keep the velocity above 1600 FPS to make use of that $.04 copper or aluminum GC that you are technically proposing to use…
The GC itself would most probably tend to eliminate loads that are subsonic in the equation unless you plan to use the resultant cast bullet with say a powder coat to make that flat nose cast some what of a boat tail design cast bullet sans the GC installation option …
A lot of the 06s and 308s tend to like a 165 -170 GR cast bullet weight… So a whole lot of that equation parameter will be what exactly your individual rifle barrel or barrels have as the number of lands and groves along with the amount of twist which will go a long way to determining what your rifle or rifles tend to prefer…
Most of the current 300 blackout shooters are apparently tending towards the heavy end of the spectrum in that particular smaller cartridge case in a suppressed mode of operation… though I have some data that says that a 150 grain cast with a bulk powder like Trail Boss filling the case will keep that light a cast bullet subsonic (~ 1100 FPS) under the right conditions with a short rifle length barrel.
The GCs could potentially in a suppressed mode of operation possibly become a liability to the suppressors longevity rather than an asset… if the GCs themselves are not installed correctly and tightly onto the cast bullet itself.
Waiting up to a year to obtain a suppressor along with the fact that a goodly number of suppressors are not setup to be disassembled for cleaning and etc… could mean that one or two shots in which a GC becomes dislodged could tend to damage said suppressor… Not to mention the firearm or shooter in the equation… for those just starting out in the reloading game..
Thus the need for possibly a 30 caliber GC expander to help with that operational step… to properly setup the GC for pre installation, assuming of course that you actually plan to install a GC in the first place… as noted above…
The large flat nose of that Ranch Dog designed bullet that you have referenced might not be the most ballistically streamlined cast bullet if you plan to plink at longer ranges…
So one might wish to define the “longer ranges” that one might plan to utilize said cast bullet @ as that blunt nose design will tend to affect the velocity more than a more streamlined version of that cast bullet weight…
NOTE: Before the fight starts… There is nothing wrong with a blunt nose design…
It is all in the application that one asks a tool to preform at or with…
There is unfortunately no one all encompassing panacea…
To make a long story short… you need to quantify and clarify your original question… to potentially get back meaningful data…
Take Care, & Stay Safe.thomaswarren
Too late cause it’s about to be loaded! I already bought it!
I suppose my question should have been, is this a decent hunting bullet? It’s mainly going to be in .30-30, .308, and .30-06. I will try it in my Blackout to see if it functions, but I use a heavy NOE 311-232 for that.
Workin’ towards that $1000 club!
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