30-30 bullets

[rdavidson]

hey guys

anyone know where to find 150gr or 170gr flat or round nose fmj bullets for 3030?

thanks

 

[LeverFever]

Tenda has some 150 FN...

https://www.gotenda.com/?s=30-30&search_id=product&post_type=product

 

[ginsingjones]

You looking for plated or jacketed?

 

[rdavidson]

You looking for plated or jacketed?

either or just not cast, looking for load some cheap plinkers.
but need 150 or prefer 170gr as thats my hunting load.

 

[Ganderite]

Don't specify FMJ. You want the cheapest 150 or 170 gr jacketed bullets.

The Hornady soft point might be the cheapest.

Plated shoot poorly in my 30-30. have to reduce velocity, too.

 

[ginsingjones]

I dont understand. If you are looking for plinkers why would they need to be the same weight as your hunting bullets. If you want to go cheap plinking buy a bunch of 110gr 30 carbine plated bullets. Use 5gr red dot, bullseye, 700x or the like and plink away. You likely will have to make sight adjustments between your plinking loads though. I use cast myself but with experimenting I have found some plinking/small game loads that hit same poi as my full power hunting loads (also cast)

 

[Brutus]

IIRC it's not recommended one uses 110 grain FMJ through the tubular magazine of a lever rifle.
Certainly you can use them but only as a single shot or one up the spout and only one more in the magazine.

Something to consider.

 

[Keithjohn]

Gerry , mystic precision can get Sierra fn 150 gr for June order . I just had to back down from an order with him a few days ago

 

[Henry Nierychlo]

I just listed some Prvi 150gr on my website. Check it out.

Regards, Henry

 

[Potashminer]

Plinker loads for 30/30 - I bought Speer 110 grain Hollow Point - new boxes are labeled "Varmint" on top. Speer #1835. Bought them through Mystic Precision in Nov. 2019. Other vendors may have them in stock or can order them in... 12 powders listed in Speer #14 manual with speeds from 1934 fps to 2708 fps in a Winchester 94 with 20" barrel. Speer notes for this bullet that some "later model" 30/30 have shorter throats than previous - can cause interference to the rifling.

 

[nitro-express]

Cast would be my first choice, especially the 311041, a classic design with a proven track record. Cast bullets and the 30-30 go well together. Powders like 5744 and 4198 work well.

I've also used 125 gr Federal Blue box ammo and have loaded Sierra 125's as well.

Sierra .30 CALIBER 125 GR. HP/FN (30-30)

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[ginsingjones]

30-30 and cast go together like PB and jam. That's all my 30-30s eat. I'm quite fond of the little 113 gr soup can bullet and great luck with the rcbs 180gr fn which casts out close to 200gr.

 

[heavymetaljeff]

I use 150gr berrys plated bullets. Got them from Budget Shooter. I use 8 to 10gr or Unique. Not terribly accurate. But cheap. Minute of clay at 50 paces for my kids to plink with.