BP .30-30 Rounds

[yonderin]

Surely there's people here who've done it.

What's your experience and recommended loads? Grease cookie? Rough measurement, appears that 30 gr weighed of 2F will fill to the bottom of the shoulder(ish). So it seems that there will be some compression required to seat a bullet.

Don't need anything too powerful, just to ping a good sized gong at 50 with a 94.

Thanks.

 

[redbirddog]

you would be better using a gallery load with pistol powder for plinking @50 yrds…. way cleaner and just as fun. Real BP makes a real mess after 20+ rounds.

 

[Potashminer]

With Black Powder, every loading reference I've read warns that the load MUST be slightly compressed - no air space over the powder whatsoever.

 

[lyman54]

I've done it with .303 Brit. just for fun. Better off with Trail Boss of course.

 

[bigedp51]

What does British Petroleum have to do with the 30-30.............................

 

[yonderin]

Thanks for the input. I should have explained that match rules dictate only Holy Black or Pyrodex as propellant.

Last time, I fired some borrowed cartridges and had issues (timed event). Don't know what the loads were and hoping for some input from other's experience.

 

[bross]

I don't know the preferred formula for 30-30, but a duplex load will burn a lot cleaner in most calibres; if your match rules allow it. The idea is that a couple grains of a smokeless power, near the primer, make the main BP burn hotter and cleaner. Google duplex load.

 

[mbogo3]

The 30-30 was never made for BP commercially but the .32 Special was for either BP or smokeless hence the 1-16 twist compared to the 1-12 ...............................less fouling.

 

[Dennis]

I use 100 or 110 gr. Hornady's etc for plinking - calms the 94 down so you can plink all day.

 

[Al Bear]

I don't know the preferred formula for 30-30, but a duplex load will burn a lot cleaner in most calibres; if your match rules allow it. The idea is that a couple grains of a smokeless power, near the primer, make the main BP burn hotter and cleaner. Google duplex load.

I just did ...gotta try it so I’m gonna try it. My experiments with BP in my 338-06 were disappointing. Thith ith tho exthiting!

 

[Al Bear]

I don't know the preferred formula for 30-30, but a duplex load will burn a lot cleaner in most calibres; if your match rules allow it. The idea is that a couple grains of a smokeless power, near the primer, make the main BP burn hotter and cleaner. Google duplex load.

Went all out and tried this ... and with a paper patch no less. Needs a bit of tuning but I was still impressed. Here are the specifics:

338-06 with 5 gr 4759 and up to the shoulder with 1 f. Bullet is 225 gr cast from NOE mould. Patch used was parchment paper ... and lightly crimped (mistake, I think).