Varget for 30-30 reloading powder?
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You can find Marlin 30-30 rifles with barrel lengths from 16 1/2 to 24 inches. My Winchester 94 Trapper model also has a 16 1/2 inch barrel and many manuals will give load data for 14 inch Contender pistols.
Back when I started loading my 30-30 I looked at the Lyman manual rifle and pistol data for the 30-30 and chose 748 powder.
Meaning the OP may want a faster powder than LeverEvolution to reduce muzzle blast if he has a shorter barreled rifle.
I didn't mind the shorter barrel when hunting but at the bench many times I would loose my grip on the slick fore grip from the recoil.
As you can see below some 30-30 rifles are in the "Jungle Carbine" class and can strain your ear protection at the range.
This!! LeveRevolution will produce the best ballistics and is usually very accurate in the 30-30. Dave.
And i thought Varget was the slowest of the 3 powders.
I avoid ball powders and IMI powders because they are temperature sensitive. You load them up when it is hot and then are disappointed in the velocity when it gets cold. Or, you load them when it is cold and get a high pressure surprise when it is hot.
I would choose either Varget or H4895. Both are temperature insensitive.
I would choose either Varget or H4895. Both are temperature insensitive.
If you have Varget, go ahead and use it. An excellent powder. Do the usual work up and find which loads gets the best accuracy.
Varget gives up about 100fps to 748 and Leverevolution. Has advantage of being temp stable.
Varget gives up about 100fps to 748 and Leverevolution. Has advantage of being temp stable.
The first powder I picked for my 16 1/2 inch barrel 30-30 was 3031 but even at the upper end of the workup load I had unburnt powder in the bore.
The next workup load was 748 using magnum primers and I had complete combustion. I do not know what the problem was with the 3031 but it left bleached out unburnt kernels of powder in the bore. I found this out when one of the fired cases had dent in the shoulder from a grain of 3031. There was snow on the ground in front of the shooting bench and the snow was peppered with 3031. I do not know if the 3031 powder went bad or if I had a batch of weak primers.
One of the other deer hunters I hunted with had a Marlin Marauder with a 16 1/2 barrel so when I saw the Winchester Trapper with its short barrel I bought it. It was the perfect rifle for woods hunting on the side of a mountain in "Pennsyltucky".
The next workup load was 748 using magnum primers and I had complete combustion. I do not know what the problem was with the 3031 but it left bleached out unburnt kernels of powder in the bore. I found this out when one of the fired cases had dent in the shoulder from a grain of 3031. There was snow on the ground in front of the shooting bench and the snow was peppered with 3031. I do not know if the 3031 powder went bad or if I had a batch of weak primers.
One of the other deer hunters I hunted with had a Marlin Marauder with a 16 1/2 barrel so when I saw the Winchester Trapper with its short barrel I bought it. It was the perfect rifle for woods hunting on the side of a mountain in "Pennsyltucky".
Ron AKA, you should write to the U.S. Military at Lake City and tell them to stop using ball powders and IMR powders in our military ammo. They have no idea they have been doing it wrong all these years, they even use IMR-4064 in our long range 7.62 sniper ammo.
Cartridge, Caliber 7.62mm Special Ball, Long Range, MK 316 MOD 0 (United States): A 175-grain round specifically designed for long-range sniping consisting of Sierra MatchKing Hollow Point Boat Tail projectiles, Federal Cartridge Company match cartridge cases and Gold Medal Match primers. The Propellant has been verified as IMR 4064 (per NSN 1305-01-567-6944) and Federal Cartridge Company Contract/Order Number N0016408DJN28 and has a charge weight per the specs of 41.7 grains.
I'm just guessing Ron AKA but you must have brown eyes and are full of fecal debris. Don't you have a faith in IMR powder that is made in Canada?
