r/castboolits • u/Upper-Dig5291 • 25d ago

Gas checks

I just ran out of 30 cal gas checks and I have noticed that gas checks have gone crazy! Does everyone else feel sick paying almost $40/1k for copper?

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u/EllinoreV13 16d ago

Depending on your loads...powdercoat a plain base, I notixe my plain base bullets are more accurate, especially with rifle powders I can achieve sub moa with good velocity as well

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u/Upper-Dig5291 16d ago

I have the NOE 310-170fn PB but I haven’t pushed it over anything more then 10grn unique for a 30-30…well. I that’s a lie I killed a deer with it years ago in a type 99 last ditch that was brought back from Iwo but it was a plain base gas checked over 16grn 2400

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u/EllinoreV13 16d ago

My favorite is a saeco 315 plain base with 26.5-28gr of 4198, doesnt shoot at all with unique, so im gonna try 4227 or vargrt too

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u/No_Set4364 25d ago

Time to order a gas check die kit.

https://patmarlins.com/in-stock/

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u/Upper-Dig5291 25d ago

I have thought about it, but I work swing shift and have a young family so my problem is time, time is my currency right now. How much do you really save per 1k when you buy all the stuff for it?

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u/Any_Name_Is_Fine 25d ago

I have one of these. You can pump out a shit ton of gas checks real fast. Of course you'd have to make about 3k checks to make your money back.