30-30 handloads?

[Brutus]

Does anyone have any special 30-30 recipes they are willing to share?

-Cast, or copper jacketed
-Light or heavy bullets
-'Regular' powders or oddball
-Super accurate
-Super deer killing
-Sub-sonic
-Etc, etc, etc.....

Cheers........

 

[davide montini]

hey mister I use the hornady reloading manual...#6 and with I M R 3031 powder ...it works just fine ....and I used the max load for kicks ....S.O.B it had a kick too it ......o-ya ...150 grain speer bullets ...and they flew out at 2680 fps!!!!......have fun

 

[tigrr]

Do a search on 30-30 cartridge reloading and you will come up with alot!

 

[hs4570]

T/Contender 21" brl. 30/30 3x9 scope

"Light"

71 grain Rem rnfmj..

34.0 gr. H335......2580 fps avg. 3 shots/100 yds..1.10 inch

110gr. Speer spitzer...

40.0 gr H335 ........2805 fps avg. 3 shots/100/1.20 inch.( 43.0 gr.book max load)
34.0 gr Reloder 7....2760 fps avg....1.00 inch...(book max load!!!)

125 grain Nosler ballistic tip

38.0 gr. H335......2620 fps Avg. 3 shots/100yds.0.90 inch
31.0 gr Re 7.......2450 fps avg. .........0.90 inch
37.0 gr. Imr4895...2350 fps avg. .........1.20 inch
36.0 gr Imr 3031..2502 fps avg. .........1.15 inch

"Medium"

150 gr Hornady BTSPZ

35.0 gr. Imr3031.....2390 fps avg.......3 shots/100 yds/0.85 inch.

165 Hornady BTSPZ

32.0 grains Imr3031...2204 fps avg......0.90 inch

Cast bullets....

200 gr Lee GC..

30.0 Grain IMR4350....1600 fps avg.......3 shots/100 yds/ 1.45 inch
35.0 grain IMR4831....1460 fps avg..........1.65 inch
18.0 grain IMR4227....no chrony readings..2.10 inch
17.0 grain A2400.......1670 fps avg..........1.50 inch

SLOW loads...

Lapua 123 gr (.309) spzfmj

6.0 grains IMR TrailBoss...820 fps Avg. 3shots/ 50 yards./ 0.60 inch
6.5.grains T'Boss...........834 fps avg......0.75 inch
7.0 grains T'Boss...........912 fps avg......0.87 inch
7.5 grains T'Boss...........960 fps avg......1.05 inch
8.0 grains T'Boss.......... 943 fps avg......1.75 inch
8.5 grains T'Boss..........1080 fps avg......1.90 inch

Many of these loads were Max or near Max in my rifle... please work up loads should you use any of this data.

Many of these re-worked up loads were also later Range fired in a Win. 94 Angle eject....all bullets used were singly loaded if C.O.L was longer than factory ammo...and lead tips were clipped off the 150 grain SPz. to accomodate C.O.L. and allow one in the chamber and one in the mag. rule for hunting purposes ... once an accurate "clipped "load had been found.

 

[Brutus]

Great referance data fellas!

I thank you, one & all............

PS: I do have one recipe to share too,
110 grain Speer hollow point short jacket
27.2 grains of IMR 4198; 1.5 inch group @100 yards using Williams FP peep.

C.O.L. HAD too be adjusted slightly deeper than book data, as the bullet was engaging the rifling upon chambering. (1956 Winchester M94) Chamber throats vary according to manufacturer spec's.

 

[mbogo3]

Hornady 170gr/32gr Win 748/mag primer...........150gr bullet 34.5gr Win 748/mag primer.....................works for me deer to moose.........Harold

 

[TimberPig]

hey mister I use the hornady reloading manual...#6 and with I M R 3031 powder ...it works just fine ....and I used the max load for kicks ....S.O.B it had a kick too it ......o-ya ...150 grain speer bullets ...and they flew out at 2680 fps!!!!......have fun

If your velocity posted is what your chronograph read, either you are way over a safe load, or your chronograph is pooched.

2680fps is well above any safe load for a 150 gr bullet in a .30-30 that I can find, particularly using IMR 3031.

 

[Ganderite]

Ya, 2680 fps is in 300 Savage or 308 territory.

 

['Boo]

o-ya ...150 grain speer bullets ...and they flew out at 2680 fps!!!!......have fun

Bloody amazing!!

You beat the velocities shown in most reloading manuals by around 300 fps and around 400 fps faster than IMR lists for 3031. You must have a very special rifle .....................


I would imagine it would "kick" a mite. Next round might show you how a rifle spontaneously disassembles.

 

[sbtennex]

If your velocity posted is what your chronograph read, either you are way over a safe load, or your chronograph is pooched.

2680fps is well above any safe load for a 150 gr bullet in a .30-30 that I can find, particularly using IMR 3031.

X2 - my '94's being converted to an Ackley version (.30-30) and one of the targets is for a 150 @ 2650 - and the Ackley 40 deg version holds considerably more powder, headspaces off the shoulder minimizing stretch and plain old turbo charges the "thutty-thutty". 2680? Something ain't right - should have separated the case.

 

[Boomer]

Perhaps the bullets were 125 gr, thats the only way I know of getting low to mid 2600's out of a .30/30. .308 pressure in a .30/30 should freeze your action tight, unless you have one of the old M-70's chambered for .30/30.