G-River Guide
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I recently inherited a rifle chambered for this obsolete cartridge. Because of it's great sentimental value to me I want to keep it functional and use it occasionally if possible. I just paid through the nose for a stash of .30 Rem ammo I found on gunbroker. As difficult as it is to find, I don't plan to fire much (if any) of the vintage stuff.
A little research found that the .30 Rem is the parent case for the new 6.8mm SPC cartidge. This has issued a whole new series of questions for me. Wikipedia shows the .30 Rem to have a slightly larger bullet diameter and longer overall length than the 6.8 SPC. How can this one case be loaded with bullets of different diameters?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30_Remington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.8_SPC
Is it possible to shoot the new 6.8 SPC ammo from an older .30 Remington rifle? (unlikely, I know. but this would be the best case scenario.)
I understand the old .30 Rem can be reloaded with 30-30 bullets, but the problem is finding the brass. (that, and I have no idea how to reload) I assume that with the difference in bullet diameter, that the .30 Rem and 6.8 SPC are not the same exact pieces of brass, but I must ask: is it possible to load 30-30 bullets in the 6.8 SPC brass?
In short, I'm looking for a way to preferably buy or make ammo with modern, readily available components for use in a .30 Rem rifle. Obviously, I'm new to all this. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
A little research found that the .30 Rem is the parent case for the new 6.8mm SPC cartidge. This has issued a whole new series of questions for me. Wikipedia shows the .30 Rem to have a slightly larger bullet diameter and longer overall length than the 6.8 SPC. How can this one case be loaded with bullets of different diameters?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30_Remington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.8_SPC
Is it possible to shoot the new 6.8 SPC ammo from an older .30 Remington rifle? (unlikely, I know. but this would be the best case scenario.)
I understand the old .30 Rem can be reloaded with 30-30 bullets, but the problem is finding the brass. (that, and I have no idea how to reload) I assume that with the difference in bullet diameter, that the .30 Rem and 6.8 SPC are not the same exact pieces of brass, but I must ask: is it possible to load 30-30 bullets in the 6.8 SPC brass?
In short, I'm looking for a way to preferably buy or make ammo with modern, readily available components for use in a .30 Rem rifle. Obviously, I'm new to all this. Any info would be greatly appreciated.