W Turner
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mustanger98- The .30-30 AI is somewhat of a wildcat cartridge that was developed by PO Ackley. It uses .30-30 cases that are fire-formed in the new chamber and increases the upper limit of the .30-30 by about a hundred yards or so. The good thing about this chambering is that you can still shoot regular .30-30 ammo in it as well.
As far as hunting with FMJ goes, you're right, in some states it is illegal to hunt with FMJ, but if you are shooting at a jackrabbit or similar small table fare, it makes a lot more sense to use FMJ that doesn't expand that it does to use an expanding JHP that is going to ruin a lot more meat. Besides, it would probably be used for targets of opportunity rather than for hard-core hunting.
Oh, and I would be using this set-up if I was a cowboy out west where there are real ranches. In Alabama, you see a lot more wannabe cowboys (goat ropers) that would be scared to death to even be on a horse than anything else. Around here a "ranch" is a single-wide, a couple of cows, a couple of goats and a old swaybacked mare that you keep in the yard just so you can justify the $800 you have tied up in PBRA gear, Wrangler jeans, tombstone belt-buckles, Justin Ropers and tin spurs. Oh, and don't forget the $200 duster for wearing to the Wal-Mart on friday nights.
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As far as hunting with FMJ goes, you're right, in some states it is illegal to hunt with FMJ, but if you are shooting at a jackrabbit or similar small table fare, it makes a lot more sense to use FMJ that doesn't expand that it does to use an expanding JHP that is going to ruin a lot more meat. Besides, it would probably be used for targets of opportunity rather than for hard-core hunting.
Oh, and I would be using this set-up if I was a cowboy out west where there are real ranches. In Alabama, you see a lot more wannabe cowboys (goat ropers) that would be scared to death to even be on a horse than anything else. Around here a "ranch" is a single-wide, a couple of cows, a couple of goats and a old swaybacked mare that you keep in the yard just so you can justify the $800 you have tied up in PBRA gear, Wrangler jeans, tombstone belt-buckles, Justin Ropers and tin spurs. Oh, and don't forget the $200 duster for wearing to the Wal-Mart on friday nights.
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