Do any of you know anything about the new thompson centre 30 cartridge? I know it's a shortened 308 and is achieving some pretty high velocity's, but would it make a good choice for say moose or bear? I want something with good long range capability as well as punch.
tc 30
- Thread starter Weeman
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im not seeing much benefit of a 30tc over the 308 and ontop of that brass and dies are going to be harder to find for the 30tc
by the looks of it they shortened the 308 base to shoulder length by 10 thou and blew out the shoulder by 10 thou. so it doesn't look like there is much difference at all besides TC gets its name on a round.
30TC
125 GR. NOS BT Hodgdon H4895 47.8C 3177 fps 57,700 PSI
308
125 GR. SIE SP IMR 3031 48.0C 3194 fps 58,100 PSI
30TC
168 GR. SIE HPBT Hodgdon BL-C(2) 47.3 2784 fps 58,000 PSI
308
168 GR. SIE HPBT IMR 4895 45.4C 2758 fps 58,000 PSI
shotgunjoe
CGN Regular
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- winnipeg mb
The 30tc is not a cartridge for reloading, yes in factory loads it is closer to 30-06 vel. but the factory is using a proprietory method of loading and will not let the general public know what they use. Ammunition is hard to find and last time I checked it was only available from hornady.
