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help finding load info from anyone with a Speer reloading manual would be appreciated .... I only need info on one (unique) bullet and hate to pay $35+ to buy one of their manuals .... I'm looking for load data for using Speer Special Purpose Bullets Plinker .30 cal .308" 100 gr SPRN Bullets ===> https://www.natchezss.com/speer-special ... =AvantLink in a 30 Luger ....

JEBar wrote:help finding load info from anyone with a Speer reloading manual would be appreciated .... I only need info on one (unique) bullet and hate to pay $35+ to buy one of their manuals .... I'm looking for load data for using Speer Special Purpose Bullets Plinker .30 cal .308" 100 gr SPRN Bullets ===> https://www.natchezss.com/speer-special ... =AvantLink in a 30 Luger ....

I have 4 old Speer manual 1961, #7 , #8 and #10 ... $20 and I will mail all 4 to you . I have other reloading manual and other gun relate books

for someone who wants/needs any of those old manuals, that would be a great deal .... when it comes to jacketed bullets, I only use ones made by Nosler ..... they don't offer a 30 caliber bullet so they don't offer any reloading data for one that can be used in an old 30 Luger .... the few other brand manuals I have don't have a listing for a 100 gr bullet .... I have a couple that have listing for 90+ gr which I can probably make work if I have to .... thanks for the offer, its a mighty attractive on

I get a copy of "one book, one caliber" from Loadbooks USA, for every caliber I reload.
Usually under $10.00 and they list loading data from bullet and powder manufactures for that caliber.
Cables, Amazon, sell them sometime I see them a other stores.

Great for comparing load info across the board.

good idea .... we have those individual caliber books for several calibers ... oh well, just my luck, not offered for 30 Luger

JEBar wrote:good idea .... we have those individual caliber books for several calibers ... oh well, just my luck, not offered for 30 Luger

Missed the Luger part. 30 cal and 100 grain Speer Plinker grabbed my attention.
Got 30-30 on the brain.
That's a cool pistol from your Father. Looking forward to watching your reloading experience with it.

My 44th edition of Lyman Reloading Handbook shows three loads for the .30 Luger with a 93 grain jacketed bullet.
3.5 - 4.0 grains of Bullseye
3.9 - 4.3 grains of Red Dot
4.4 - 5.0 grains of Unique.
'Interpolating' the data for a 100 grain bullet is a no-brainer.

Mistered wrote:My 44th edition of Lyman Reloading Handbook shows three loads for the .30 Luger with a 93 grain jacketed bullet.
3.5 - 4.0 grains of Bullseye
3.9 - 4.3 grains of Red Dot
4.4 - 5.0 grains of Unique.
'Interpolating' the data for a 100 grain bullet is a no-brainer.

thanks, I have that manual and will probably doing just that .... when it comes to reloading, I don't tend to like to be very innovative .... rather so long as it is possible to do so, I prefer to settle on a recommendation from an established source

FOUND IT .. .. https://www.speer-ammo.com/downloads/sp ... un_100.pdf .... have to admit that it took a good bit longer to find than I figured it would .... with the price of the 100 grain'ers shown in the link to Natchez and small powder charges, it should be relatively cheap to fire .... the RCBS dies and Lee factory crimp arrived today .... brass was shipped today and should be here within a few days .... looking forward to packing some ammo and taking her out again ... thanks to those who took the time to try and help

Uh, you started off mentioning loads for .30 Luger - then ended up with .30 carbine data - please make sure you are looking at the correct data...

I have 4 old Speer manual 1961, #7 , #8 and #10 ... $20 and I will mail all 4 to you .

Oh man - and my # 9 would fit right in between - give me a day or two to make room for them and I might take them!

Mistered wrote:Uh, you started off mentioning loads for .30 Luger - then ended up with .30 carbine data - please make sure you are looking at the correct data...

take another look at the title in the link ====> they specifically say the data is for a 30 Carbine (Handgun) .... we have several manuals that use the same type notation for 357, 44, 45 and other cartridges that can be used in both rifles and handguns .... as noted earlier, I'm a bit apprehensive when it comes to making up my own loads without reference points from an established source .... Speer is a good company, when they say Handgun I'm comfortable working with their recommendations

our order of Speer Plinker 30 caliber bullets arrived today .... so far as I can tell, this is the only bullet of this type that Speer offers .... I hope to get some loaded within the next few weeks and test them .... if they perform as we hope, I'll probably stock up

https://www.natchezss.com/speer-special ... =AvantLink

Yep I have lots of these on hand myself as I reload 30-30 with them. FWIW they work best when crimped with a collet style factory crimp die.

Mistered wrote:Yep I have lots of these on hand myself as I reload 30-30 with them. FWIW they work best when crimped with a collet style factory crimp die.

one of these hundred grain'ers should really scream out of a 30-30 .... I just might have to give that a try .... we have a new set of RCBS dies and a Lee factory crimp die to use reloading them for our 30 Luger .... just got off the phone with one of our sons and we plan to load 20 or so next week for testing

one of these hundred grain'ers should really scream out of a 30-30

Well.... depending on the load but I don't load to 'screaming' velocities - I am loading them with 12 grains of Unique which chronos at about 1700 FPS +/- and are VERY accurate in all my Winchesters.

I can't help but wonder how they would do in a 308 .. .. there are 110 gr spitzer bullets out there that can be used for long range varmint shooting