Ha ! Typical cup and core CHEAP AssE Bullet ! lol RJ
170g hornady 3030 blew apart
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regulate34 I’ve always seated TSX long. In other cartridges. .020-.040 off the lands. Great accuracy But never gave any thought to neck tension[/QUOTE said:
Maybe.
But I found a 170g cor-lok that was factory ammo we dug out of a critter. It was in way better shape then the hornady.
My friends got a bear a week ago. Not sure the whole story of what went down but butchering the bear the other day we found 3 copper cups and no lead.
These were ELDX hornady factory 7-08 ammo. They said the furthest shot was 100yrds.
The meat damage was pretty bad.
We both agreed full copper moving Foward.
Wouldn't it be safe to push the 30-30 a bit beyond its "normal" operating range in a gun that is better designed for the pressures? Similar to how you can load 6.5x55 to 65k PSI in a tikka without issue?
My understanding is the Win94 isn't a particularly stout action (30-30 and 32ws are both 42k psi), so something better suited for higher pressures could provide for more velocity safely?
Or is there something I am missing like 30-30 brass can't handle more pressure?
The ELD-X are cup-and-core bullets designed to expand at long range, so significant meat damage at sub-100yds is pretty much exactly what I would expect from such a bullet.
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I’ve been real happy with interlocks, my last two bucks were shot with them. 165gr 308, factory ammo mind you but I recovered one last year and it performed well. The buck was shot at around 75yds, I hit him twice. One was a full pass through and this was under the opposite side hide, both lung/heart shots. Uphill quartering away angle on both, haven’t got around to weighing the recovered bullet.
Im not shooting a 94. I’m shooting a H&R on a SB2 frame. It’s rated for 65k
Im sure it will be fine. The string comment was a joke.
You can nip 2500fps with 130s on a 30-30. I think 2600 is a reasonable expectation out of a 30-30AI with tailored hand loads
Yes the eldx is more long range I get that.
I’d rather have a round that I’d have to say “oh that’s too far” instead of “that’s too close”
Maybe its how I hunt or where I hunt. But I have never needed to take a poke at big game over 300yrds.
Yes I noticed that. Hence the questions about pushing it beyond 94 safe pressures. If you can hit 2500 with a 130gr bullet in a standard 30-30 in a 94, then it seems reasonable that an AI version in a stronger action aught to be able to hit 2600 easily? Now I'm curious as to what Quickload would spit out for a 30-30 at 65k psi...
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Thanks!
30-30 magnum. Lol.
