The 30-30

Creeker

Creeker

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Charles Graff said:
The 30-30 round is an American Classic and for good reason. It has the power needed for what most of us do and does it with accuracy and class. It is put up in lever guns, bolt actions and single shot rifles and performs well in all types. It just loves cast bullets with it's long case neck and moderate powder capacity.

You have a great rifle Lynn, so enjoy and keep warm this winter. I take it you have your wood put in for the year.
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The little rifle is kind of special to me. I hunted squirrel as a child with a pokestock shotgun. It was my Grand Dad's passed to my father then to me. I have a soft spot for the break down type & love the H&R. I found this one in a pawn shop in Virginia & purchased it because of the wood stock. It's in great shape & I shoot it a lot.

And firewood?? I've slowed a little this year. Having a few issues health wise. But I will still burn some wood. 20210630_142122rs.jpg
 
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todd

todd

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i HAD three h&r handis in 45-70. i sold one long ago, gave one to friend's son and one was taken by my oldest son. i guess i ain't allowed to have them :sigh:. but thats ok, i have two tc encore rifles and three barrels and a muzzleloader.

i had the winchester m94 top eject in 30-30 years ago. it was given to me by late grandpap. i can't count how many deer i killed with the 30-30. in the mid 90s, i had retired it and went off to other guns. i heard, about 15+/- years ago, about the 35/30-30. but i did nothing about it. then about 5+/- years ago, i heard about JES Reboring and the awesome job he does. then three years ago, i sent my m94 30-30 to JES and he did a wonderful 35/30-30. now its fight to use the husqvarna m46 in 9.3x57 or the winchester m94 TE in 35/30. even the sporter 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag(that i love) is thrown to wayside. i even let my ruger #1 in 270 sit for years.
 
Rick H

Rick H

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My brother lives in a hobby farm area, 23 acres, huge lawn....houses built on parcels as farmers sold off their fields. He had a 22 rimfire and a 30-06 and was plagued by groundhogs. He isn't a gun guy, but needed a "farm gun" to handle pests to a couple hundred yards. Gander Mountain was going out of business and I grabbed a Handi-rifle in .223Rem with a vortex 2-7X scope for $175 out the door.

That little rifle will keep 55gr Hornady's under 1 1/2" at 100yds and has been perfect for his needs.
 
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Catshooter

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Ric,

I wanted a x39 when they came out but never did end up with one. What kind of groups does it give you? Ugly as sin, if you don't mind me saying so, but looks very useful/practical.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
My "hillbilly assault rifle" was previously owned by two other very good cast bullet match shooters. When I got it, at fair price, it still had the birch stock and would shoot match jacketed bullets into about 4 inches and cast into about 6 inches. This was about 2009. I did every modification suggested on the 'net and nothing helped in five years of trying.

Then a guy wanted to sell me the present black stock set very reasonably, and so I put it on and groups went to 2 inches for jacketed and 3 inches for cast. There was something very wrong with the butt stock attachment interface, I finally figured out. Now it is a very reliable inch and a half grouper with Hornady 130 HP's and almost as well with the Lyman 311403 (the Pope bullet).

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Who ever made the barrels used .300/.308" spec's but the chamber was cut for using ChiCom 7.62x39. I have heard they quit making these because the Norinco steel bullet MilSup were so over pressure that were wreaking the actions. So it takes some fiddling to make it work well, but it can be done.
 
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pcmacd

pcmacd

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Accurate Molds told me just now that they have no clue what the "clone of the #315 is."

Can you give us more information please?
 
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