I've never shot cast boolits in a rifle but I'm about to start. I just got my 311041 in the mail yesterday and got a 100 of them cast up in wcww. I will be using a gas check, pan lubing with Darr lube (cus its what I have, I have some 2500+ on the way but I want to shoot this weekend), and sizing to .309. I want to shoot them in my Reminton 700 in 308. Its barrel twist is 1 in 10".

Right now I would be extremely happy if I can get these to group within 2" at 100 yards but eventually I want to use them to hunt deer and hog out to 200 yards.

I'm kind of at a loss for where to start developing a load for them. I don't have access to a chronograph so I will be in the dark on velocity.
What powders should I try and how far out should I seat the boolits? I have blc2, imr4895, tac, 2230, h335, varget, rl15, unique, titegroup, 2400, red dot, w231, power pistol, h110.

From Lymans book, it looks like they list loads for Unique, 2400, and h335 as well as a load for a 180gr boolit with 4895. I don't have much unique on hand and that load tops out of 1800fps so I think I will not try it.

I think the 2400 load data Lyman gives is probably pretty solid as it goes from 1600-2000fps. From what I've read, this sounds like it might make a decent hunting load if it is accurate towards the high end. I will load some up from min to max in 1gr increments.

Where I start scratching my head is with the H335 load. The h335 load starts at 1850fps with 30gr and goes to 2790fps with 44gr. That max load is more powder and velocity that is listed for similar weight jacketed bullets. I would assume I want to stay well away from the high end that they have listed. How high over 30gr should I try to avoid barrel leading?

Lyman's lists data for imr4895 for the 180gr 311332. I assume this will be safe to use for the 311041 as it is only a few grains lighter. Am I wrong? Its goes from 1900fps to 2370fps so I will stay a couple grains under the max to keep the velocity a bit below that.

Anyone have any suggestions for other loads with the powders I have on hand?

Finally, should I seat the boolit to the crimp groove? This will put a fair bit of the base sticking into the case past the shoulder. If I seat it so the base is not in the case then a lube groove will be outside the case.