Don McDowell
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Rl15,ramshot biggame, 4895,748 are all good powders in the 30-30.
thanks fellas It looks like i need to go shopping for some bullets, powder and primers. I have over 100 federal, win, remington cases that are all cleaned and ready to go. gonna try and go with the above mentioned bullets and the 3031 powder.
Is there any other powder that will work just as well a google search of 3031 neted me a bunch of it but none in stock. My brother has been looking for the same powder for his 222 and can't find it either.
thanks.
I think the Hornady solution would be the best one for what you want.
They already put the testing work in.
LEVERevolution® FTX®
The leverevolution powder does in fact give you about 100 fps increase in velocity for the same pressures.
And the FTX bullet gives you the benefit of the spire point, but still expands at 30-30 velocities.
Plus your not over seating the bullet to get it to fit. Its designed for the 30-30.
One guy killing one deer with an ill suited round is not a large enough sample.
My answer is because I have contender rifle in 30-30 with 18" barrel. Built for a lightweight breakdown pack/brush gun. I can reload. I won't shoot it much and want to make the most of my setup.After 2 pages of this, my question is WHY? The 30-30 was developed 100 years or so ago and was not meant for killing deer out to 250 yards for the most part. It was used in a levergun with open sights by hunters back then who actually hunted and got close enough to take the game cleanly.
If you want to hunt deer out to 250 yards why not just use one of the hundred or so more suited cartridges available to us today chambered in inexpensive yet very accurate rifles?
wow, i see a LOT of everything here except help.
Sorry, i stand corrected. it just bugs me when anyone asks a question, and gets hassled and pestered for doing something a little out of the ordinary. some of the greatest people in this world had strange idea's. if not for their own curiosity and persistence, many of the things we enjoy now would have never been invented, or even thought of. certainly, shooting spitzers from a 30-30 bolt action rifle is not going to reinvent the wheel. but it certainly is not a reason to heckle someone for doing something a little off the wall.Um....... did you not read the first reply? There was the answer to his query.