RBHarter
West Central AR
First a confession , I have occasional fits of "singles are cools" usually sparked by some falling block or another , built like a tank vs whatever it's chambered for . I like tanks . I just can't warm up to them as a field gun ...... although I did fall into the O/U vs pump trap and become a "fowl snob" .
Dad got a little unexcentric I guess towards his end perhaps wanting or believing he had a need to share something I loved ........ To that Mom drug out a couple of rifles she wasn't sure about . The 6.5 Arisaka bent bolt sportered bubba stock doesn't hold much interest for me but the H&R 30-30 does a little . I don't know why it does or if it will even shoot for beans .
Pluses , OAL dictated by lands , pointy bullets ok , I have a gaggle of 30 cal moulds from 93-230 gr and a paper patch mould . PB base will get me into jacket speeds with 150s in the Savage so this shouldn't be much different .
Twists did HR lean more towards 10s or 12s ?
There's no dt just open sights so the 230 at 1700 would be a waste really . So the 172 gr PP is probably the preferred ....... Light handy single I suspect even in 30-30 equals getting beat like a redheaded step child . That brings me to the 150-165 class .... The 312 155 should shine and might be the best over all . 3 gr of Unique or Red Dot under the 93 gr 313626(?) 32 pistol bullet should make a nice heavy 22 replacement and be pretty quiet .
How springy are the break actions ? I never worried about them with shot guns but shot shells don't stretch like bottle neck brass .
How much sizing is enough ? In the 325 I've gotten away with neck sizing in a 308 sizer for a while , short or FL , excluding die/shell holder etc , touch the shoulder or is more better and let the rim handle head space ?
Just because I'm a mental experimenter is there a name for a 30-30 AI with a short neck like the AI was done with a 7-30 Waters body ?
Dad got a little unexcentric I guess towards his end perhaps wanting or believing he had a need to share something I loved ........ To that Mom drug out a couple of rifles she wasn't sure about . The 6.5 Arisaka bent bolt sportered bubba stock doesn't hold much interest for me but the H&R 30-30 does a little . I don't know why it does or if it will even shoot for beans .
Pluses , OAL dictated by lands , pointy bullets ok , I have a gaggle of 30 cal moulds from 93-230 gr and a paper patch mould . PB base will get me into jacket speeds with 150s in the Savage so this shouldn't be much different .
Twists did HR lean more towards 10s or 12s ?
There's no dt just open sights so the 230 at 1700 would be a waste really . So the 172 gr PP is probably the preferred ....... Light handy single I suspect even in 30-30 equals getting beat like a redheaded step child . That brings me to the 150-165 class .... The 312 155 should shine and might be the best over all . 3 gr of Unique or Red Dot under the 93 gr 313626(?) 32 pistol bullet should make a nice heavy 22 replacement and be pretty quiet .
How springy are the break actions ? I never worried about them with shot guns but shot shells don't stretch like bottle neck brass .
How much sizing is enough ? In the 325 I've gotten away with neck sizing in a 308 sizer for a while , short or FL , excluding die/shell holder etc , touch the shoulder or is more better and let the rim handle head space ?
Just because I'm a mental experimenter is there a name for a 30-30 AI with a short neck like the AI was done with a 7-30 Waters body ?