It seems to me that given the lower pressure limits on American made brass, a partial solution is to simply segregate this brass from 'more durable' European .303 and reserve this for making-up cast loads and 'cat sneezes' ammunition.

The lower pressures of cast rounds should give more acceptable case life, certainly when contrasted to reloading jacketed ammo in the same brass and by using cast you are able to better conserve now costly and scarce surplus such as the HPX, as well as ready-mades like Privi P. for more demanding duty at the ranges and large game hunting .

Likewise, cats sneezes can allow small/medium game/varmint work to be done with an otherwise too powerful caliber. IMO, any additional time with a favorite firearm in the field is quality time and downloading can certainly extend a season under the right circumstances.

Now, I'm sure there are plenty of folks that don't fall under the following limitations but for those that do I suggest that cast are better suited for most of us for day-to-day range trips, especially in the East.

In my area, ranges and matches are most often shot from 100-300 yards and properly sized and loaded cast for milsurps is more than capable of holding its' own against jacketed ammunition at those distances. IMO, from what I've read here and elsewhere, not every round need be loaded to high pressures to give good performance under these circumstances, nor is it productive or desirable to do so.

I doubt many of us reasonably expect MOA out of our old warhorses and fine tuning a cast bullet to a particular barrel has advantages that others here are better qualified to expound on.

Even if you don't cast yourself, there are plenty of bullet-makers out there, such as Beartooth Bullets, as well as fellow shooters, that are more than happy to sell you what you'll need. Good mold designs are plentiful and there's plenty of help on the web as well as in print, such as the Lyman books on cast loading to guide you along.

Of course, there's a lot to be said for the fun of casting your own, everything from running down a source of WW, scrapped lead pipes and scrap tin, to making up your own formulas for pan lubes to sorting through a tin full of freshly cast bullets after an afternoon at the melting pot.

Eli