Filler used in BAMM loads?

[RamblinRon]

What is the practice when loading very light charge weights for 30-06 bolt action in BAMM or Doughboy matches. Use a filler or not? If so, what is recommended as a filler? 

[El Chapo]

I load 18 grains of Alliant 2400 and a bullet, no filler.  I've loaned the rifle to numerous people who won the matches shooting against me, so I can share that not only has it worked very well, it's worked very well at making me take 2nd place to my own friends with my own rifle.

[Chase N Silver]

El Chapo,

What bullet are you using?

[El Chapo]

19 hours ago, Chase N Silver said:

El Chapo,

What bullet are you using?

I'm using a Lee 185 grain bullet that is marketed for 303 British.  I size it with the .310 Lee sizer and powdercoat/install gas check.

 

This is it: https://bulletmatch.com/bullets/lee-c312-185-1r-90371

Edited 20 hours ago by El Chapo

[Garrison Joe]

No filler.  BAMM is not THAT much a precision shooting match.  Besides, the use of any filler with a shouldered case and smokeless powder is strongly DISCOURAGED by Lyman and Hodgdon.  Can lead to ringed chambers, and they don't really understand why.  good luck, GJ

 

 

[RamblinRon]

Thanks, El Chapo and Garrison Joe for the information. I want to load up rounds this winter for both a 30-06 Springfield and 7.65X53 Argentine rifle so I can shoot them next year. I'm going to load them as light as practical since my replacement shoulder does not like recoil. I can shoot Wild Bunch or Cowboy Rifle loads all day long, but the bottle neck cartridge guns sit in the gun safe way too much and I'm looking forward to using them in a few matches.

[El Chapo]

2 hours ago, RamblinRon said:

Thanks, El Chapo and Garrison Joe for the information. I want to load up rounds this winter for both a 30-06 Springfield and 7.65X53 Argentine rifle so I can shoot them next year. I'm going to load them as light as practical since my replacement shoulder does not like recoil. I can shoot Wild Bunch or Cowboy Rifle loads all day long, but the bottle neck cartridge guns sit in the gun safe way too much and I'm looking forward to using them in a few matches.

My 03A3 with the loads I described has basically zero recoil. What is the rifle, 9 pounds?  A 185 grain bullet at 1600 fps is at beast a glorified .357 Magnum.