I tied the 'Harris 200 yard' load (16 grains of Hercules #2400) today with the Lee C312 cast bullet (155 grain with gas check and Alox tumble lube & sized to .311").

I was using a cut-down model 1898 Krag that I put back together in 'sporting' form from parts. I only made up 9 rounds for testing at 50 yards. The Krag bore has some minor pitting & roughness. The bullets, I used, were 'Seconds' that I culled for minor blemishes.

This is my first experience casting and shooting 'smaller bore' lead/alloy rifle bullets with gas checks and smokeless powder. Accuracy was promising at 50 yards.

Initial Cleaning of the bore left patches quite black with some Lead flakes after bore brushing. I suspect my alloy is not optimal and may be too hard(???). On the next batch of bullets, I will apply a second 'wash' of Alox, after running lubed bullets through Lee .311 Bullet Sizing Die.

I used old Remington Brass, Winchester large rifle primers, neck-sized the cases, and cartridge OAL was 2.922". The re-loads fed through the Krag magazine smoothly.

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