I now have 3 different firearms that shoot the 30-30 Win.
The 30-30 , as far as I'm concerned , is a real natural for cast bullet loads.
I have many different 30 cal. rifles that I shoot plain base and g/c cast bullets out of. My cast bullet weights for the 30-30 vary from an 84 gr. full wadcutter to a plain base 240 gr. bullet with about 35 other cast bullet designs with a wide variety of weights in between the 84 gr. and the 240 gr. loads. Here are some plain base 200 gr. spire points I loaded from my T/C Super 14 this morning. I'll be testing these in a few days at the range.
What is interesting is when I'm shooting my 308 Win. and 30-06 rifles with cast bullets , I usually shoot at velocities that the 30-30 can easily generate.
Obviously when you " flip the page " and head over into top loads with jacketed bullets, the 308 W and the 30-06 far surpass the venerable 30-30.
Here are a few of the reasons that I like the 30-30 Win. :
5 rounds @ 100 yards with my T/C Contender , Super 14, 30-30 Win. :
Ben
The 30-30 , as far as I'm concerned , is a real natural for cast bullet loads.
I have many different 30 cal. rifles that I shoot plain base and g/c cast bullets out of. My cast bullet weights for the 30-30 vary from an 84 gr. full wadcutter to a plain base 240 gr. bullet with about 35 other cast bullet designs with a wide variety of weights in between the 84 gr. and the 240 gr. loads. Here are some plain base 200 gr. spire points I loaded from my T/C Super 14 this morning. I'll be testing these in a few days at the range.
What is interesting is when I'm shooting my 308 Win. and 30-06 rifles with cast bullets , I usually shoot at velocities that the 30-30 can easily generate.
Obviously when you " flip the page " and head over into top loads with jacketed bullets, the 308 W and the 30-06 far surpass the venerable 30-30.
Here are a few of the reasons that I like the 30-30 Win. :
- The 30-30 has a nice long neck.
- The case capacity of the 30-30 Win. , in my opinion, is just about ideal for shooting cast bullets.
- Most all of my .30 cal. cast bullet designs are fully contained in the neck when the round is chambered.
- Brass is very plentiful.
- So far, I'm shooting some fairly impressive groups ( at least for me ).
- Out of my 3 single shots, the possible load combinations are infinite.
5 rounds @ 100 yards with my T/C Contender , Super 14, 30-30 Win. :
Ben
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