.30-30 Ackley Improved+Leverevolution bullets=.308Win Performance?
Just musing about the performance increase provided by the new Hornady ammo with the soft pointed tip and what it might mean.
The .30-.30 Leverevolution ammo gives about an 8-10% bump up in performance, about the same as the difference between .30-.30 and .30-.30 Ackley Improved.
Together they turn the .30-30 into a very different cartridge. Instead of 150grains @ 2400fps, now you have 160 grains @ 2600fps. AND with a bullet that has the aerodynamics to hold velocity much better than the old flat or round nose lever gun bullets...
That's nipping at the heels of .308Win performance--but out of a levergun with a tubular magazine.
Just musing about the performance increase provided by the new Hornady ammo with the soft pointed tip and what it might mean.
The .30-.30 Leverevolution ammo gives about an 8-10% bump up in performance, about the same as the difference between .30-.30 and .30-.30 Ackley Improved.
Together they turn the .30-30 into a very different cartridge. Instead of 150grains @ 2400fps, now you have 160 grains @ 2600fps. AND with a bullet that has the aerodynamics to hold velocity much better than the old flat or round nose lever gun bullets...
That's nipping at the heels of .308Win performance--but out of a levergun with a tubular magazine.
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