so waht ya doin today?
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oscarflytyer
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My Marlin and custom RB 45-70s like the Lee 405 HB and 38.5 gr of IMR 3031!
Ian
Notorious member
Yeppers, powder hog it is not unless you are a masochist.
I can't fathom this don't have a .30-30 thing. That's like not owning a claw hammer! I about had a stroke when shopping new Marlins a few months ago, seems the cheapest I could find a new 1894 for was about $850. The Academy Sports base-model 336 was still pretty reasonable at half that.
Cadillac Jeff
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I don't have a 30-30----but I do have a 1920 vintage 94 SRC in 32 spec.
Hawk
Well-Known Member
I should have stayed in bed yesterday.
I went to the deer lease to work on some stuff.
Got up to find the drip coffee pot filter had plugged and over flowed. Had to clean that up.
Then on the way out of town, got a flat tire, but was able to limp to a Discount Tire Store. I'm there at 6:30, they open at 8:00. Had to wait around for 1-1/2 hours. Was following my brother out of town and told him not to wait on me.
The tire had a 1" gash in the middle of the tread. Repair guy said I must have rolled over a box cutter blade or something like that.
I had their warranty on the tire, so I get a free one.
The clerk tells me they don't make that model of Goodyear Wrangler (original factory tire) anymore, so he's gonna put them newer model of the same tire on. I said okay.
I'm in a hurry, over two hours behind schedule, so not really paying attention.
I stop to buy gas and realize he had put a passenger car tire on my truck. It's a Goodyear, but a passenger tire.
Monday morning I'm going back to that store and he and I are going to have words. Probably nothing I can do about it now and the tire was free, but still.
He saw all the stuff in the back of the truck, knew I was on the road and figured he'd never see me again!
I hate getting old. When I was younger, I would have never been distracted by the delay.
I went to the deer lease to work on some stuff.
Got up to find the drip coffee pot filter had plugged and over flowed. Had to clean that up.
Then on the way out of town, got a flat tire, but was able to limp to a Discount Tire Store. I'm there at 6:30, they open at 8:00. Had to wait around for 1-1/2 hours. Was following my brother out of town and told him not to wait on me.
The tire had a 1" gash in the middle of the tread. Repair guy said I must have rolled over a box cutter blade or something like that.
I had their warranty on the tire, so I get a free one.
The clerk tells me they don't make that model of Goodyear Wrangler (original factory tire) anymore, so he's gonna put them newer model of the same tire on. I said okay.
I'm in a hurry, over two hours behind schedule, so not really paying attention.
I stop to buy gas and realize he had put a passenger car tire on my truck. It's a Goodyear, but a passenger tire.
Monday morning I'm going back to that store and he and I are going to have words. Probably nothing I can do about it now and the tire was free, but still.
He saw all the stuff in the back of the truck, knew I was on the road and figured he'd never see me again!
I hate getting old. When I was younger, I would have never been distracted by the delay.
fiver
Well-Known Member
I had the opposite happen to me.
I had 4 nice Kelly tires on the new to us Tahoe.
got a flat going over the mountain and managed to get the spare down and on.
by the time I got off the mountain I had 2 other flat tires but limped into the walmart there just before they closed.
so here I got a 4wd drive vehicle with 3 new another brand of tires and the spare because the 4th. tire was flat when I come out of the store we went over the mountain to go to in the first place.
siiiigh.
put the spare on.
go back over to the wal mart to get the 4th tire replaced and they don't have a 4th tire.
siiigh.
drive all the way home for the night, drive back to a walmart in another town for a 4th tire.
they apparently had the missing one from the other store because I couldn't purchase an extra for a spare tire.
one week later in Winnemucca Nevada we get two more flat tires... siiigh.
I had 4 nice Kelly tires on the new to us Tahoe.
got a flat going over the mountain and managed to get the spare down and on.
by the time I got off the mountain I had 2 other flat tires but limped into the walmart there just before they closed.
so here I got a 4wd drive vehicle with 3 new another brand of tires and the spare because the 4th. tire was flat when I come out of the store we went over the mountain to go to in the first place.
siiiigh.
put the spare on.
go back over to the wal mart to get the 4th tire replaced and they don't have a 4th tire.
siiigh.
drive all the way home for the night, drive back to a walmart in another town for a 4th tire.
they apparently had the missing one from the other store because I couldn't purchase an extra for a spare tire.
one week later in Winnemucca Nevada we get two more flat tires... siiigh.
exactly why I run 10 ply tires on my 1/2 ton pickup. Living on a gravel road and spending some time occasionally driving around old brushy pastures I long ago gave up on light duty tires. Can't remember a single flat on 3 sets of Cooper 10 plies. That's over 120,000 miles worth of driving.
waco
Springfield, Oregon
These are what I have on my Dodge.
waco
Springfield, Oregon
30-30 is way too much fun! You are going to love that rifle. Lots of good molds and powders to choose from. I really like the NOE Ranch Dog 165gr RNFP It feeds really well in my 94 and my Savage 340 bolt gun. Too many powders to list that work well.
Rick H
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I don't have a 30/30 bit do have a 7/30 Waters in a 22" Bullberry barrel on my contender carbine and love it. I would love a Ruger #1 or #3 in 30/30. I am a fan of lightweight single shots for deer hunting. Seems like you give up nothing using cast instead jacketed bullets with the 30/30.
I use cast in the 7/30 W for fireforming and plinking but hunt with Jkt. 130gr. Speer Spitzers at 2550 fps.
I use cast in the 7/30 W for fireforming and plinking but hunt with Jkt. 130gr. Speer Spitzers at 2550 fps.
Joshua
Taco Aficionado/Salish Sea Pirate/Part-Time Dragon
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Ian said:
I can't fathom this don't have a .30-30 thing. That's like not owning a claw hammer!
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A 30-30 was the first center fire rifle that I ever shot. It belonged to my neighbor when I was nine. It was a single-shot break action.
My parents had divorced, and my dad was building a cabin on a few acres he had bought in the hills above Aromas, Ca. We were sleeping in a 16 foot trailer, so I was outside all the time.
Our neighbor was a scary looking ex-convict biker, who worked as an auto mechanic. Red had a long beard, tattoos of naked ladies on his forearm, and there was always a layer of black crud under his nails. Somehow he and I became “over the fence friends“. I had a BB gun, a boy’s axe, and a buck knife. I spent most of my time in a grove of eucalyptus trees that bordered his property. He would be drinking a beer and we would have these chats about how my stick fort was coming along.
So one day Red helped my dad move some lumber or something. When they were done they both came out to my eucalyptus grove and told me to come along because they had a surprise for me.
Red took some of those quart Miller High Life bottle that he was always drinking and hung them on a tree. From about twenty paces away he sat down on the ground and I sat on his lap and I shot one of those bottles. I think that I shot it about three times and then I was done.
I think that it was a Savage 219. I would definitely pick one up if I had one cross my path.
I already have a bunch of the RD RNFP 165gr bullets cast and ready to go. And, three pounds of this stuff that I’m gonna try out. A full case lightly compressed.
Josh
Ian said:
I can't fathom this don't have a .30-30 thing. That's like not owning a claw hammer!
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A 30-30 was the first center fire rifle that I ever shot. It belonged to my neighbor when I was nine. It was a single-shot break action.
My parents had divorced, and my dad was building a cabin on a few acres he had bought in the hills above Aromas, Ca. We were sleeping in a 16 foot trailer, so I was outside all the time.
Our neighbor was a scary looking ex-convict biker, who worked as an auto mechanic. Red had a long beard, tattoos of naked ladies on his forearm, and there was always a layer of black crud under his nails. Somehow he and I became “over the fence friends“. I had a BB gun, a boy’s axe, and a buck knife. I spent most of my time in a grove of eucalyptus trees that bordered his property. He would be drinking a beer and we would have these chats about how my stick fort was coming along.
So one day Red helped my dad move some lumber or something. When they were done they both came out to my eucalyptus grove and told me to come along because they had a surprise for me.
Red took some of those quart Miller High Life bottle that he was always drinking and hung them on a tree. From about twenty paces away he sat down on the ground and I sat on his lap and I shot one of those bottles. I think that I shot it about three times and then I was done.
I think that it was a Savage 219. I would definitely pick one up if I had one cross my path.
I already have a bunch of the RD RNFP 165gr bullets cast and ready to go. And, three pounds of this stuff that I’m gonna try out. A full case lightly compressed.
Josh
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Ian
Notorious member
I was thinking Savage 219 also. They actually recoil pretty badly for what they are. Lightweight and plenty of drop with a sloped comb makes for a lot of kick. The 24" barrel makes for some really good velocity, too.
My Dad gave me his 219 with .30-30 and 16-gauge barrels, an old pawn shop buy with a long and storied history. I wanted a nicer one but didn't want to restore his so I got a nice Chicopee Falls model from an....idiot who sold the companion barrel years before. Also undisclosed was light firing pin strikes and try as I might I haven't been able to fix it. It does ok with large pistol primers though.
Still thinking about making a falling block from scratch, or maybe a roller from a Tippmann receiver.
My Dad gave me his 219 with .30-30 and 16-gauge barrels, an old pawn shop buy with a long and storied history. I wanted a nicer one but didn't want to restore his so I got a nice Chicopee Falls model from an....idiot who sold the companion barrel years before. Also undisclosed was light firing pin strikes and try as I might I haven't been able to fix it. It does ok with large pistol primers though.
Still thinking about making a falling block from scratch, or maybe a roller from a Tippmann receiver.
blackthorn
Active Member
Shot my first (legal) Deer with a 30-30 Winchester '94 (borrowed). Now I have 3 Savage bolt actions, 1 CIL pump, 1 336 Marlin, and 1 old octagon-barreled rifle, all in 30-30. I also have a 30 Remington '14 pump with the spiral magazine tube and an octogen barreled 32-40 Marlin. All fun guns!
Mitty38
Well-Known Member
Running Michelin 9 ply 6/3's on mine. 6 steel/3 poly. Truck came with factory ones that had dry rotted over 30 years , and 45K miles, and still had decent tread.
Figure that was good enough for me so when I ran across a full set of take offs at a flee market, for $75 snagged them up.
Never touched a 30-30 believe it or not. Of course in Ohio, it is still illegal to hunt deer with( too small a bullet by.002), hogs and Yotes have just came on the scene.
Helped a farmer mend some fence today, bout all I did.
Figure that was good enough for me so when I ran across a full set of take offs at a flee market, for $75 snagged them up.
Never touched a 30-30 believe it or not. Of course in Ohio, it is still illegal to hunt deer with( too small a bullet by.002), hogs and Yotes have just came on the scene.
Helped a farmer mend some fence today, bout all I did.
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oscarflytyer
Well-Known Member
FINALLY got the outdoor range to see where in the heck some of my deer rifles are. the 760 300 Savage - right where I thought it was. 94 30-30, not quite, but is now. But that white dot Marbles front sight sucks for me. Gotta replace it with a Skinner front post. The 336 35 Marlin - no clue what happened there. But with my reload in THAT rifle I have to get a much higher front post - Skinner as well. The old Rem Mdl 14 35 Rem with lymn peep - back to the drawing board. Not sure what is going on with it. Going to give the bore a hard scrub and try again. Have to start at 25 and work out and see what heppens.