Made Some 200 Grain Soft Points

I have not tested them yet in the 303s.

When I started swaging 303 bullets years back, I first made some 180 grain flat points though. They shot well.

Yes, shot with optics out of an almost new rifle.

The bad news is that the dies cost me over 1,800 USD about 7 years ago. I would be afraid to know the price now.

Because the brass is annealed before the final draw to .312”, there is some fouling, which is worse in a barrel that still has some roughness on the lands due to machining.

It is getting better as the barrel breaks in, but I still de-copper every 50 or so shots to keep accuracy optimum.

Also I figured out the time investment, and including cutting the casings on a mini lathe, annealing, cleaning and drawing the casings four times to make the jackets, casting lead cores, bonding to the jackets and then forming the points, I have 6+ hours of pulling the handle on the swage press for every 100 bullets. That is not counting the 8+ hours involved in the annealing and cleaning cycles.

I finally hand weigh to +/- .1 grain per batch and run through a sizer multiple times to ensure concentricity.

It can only be described as a labour of love.