Experimenting with the .30-30?

[Seabeeken]

So I have this old Remington 788 in .30-30 that I just mounted a new scope on. So I've been playing with it a bit lately. It shoots FN bullets well, but I was thinking of loading up some pointy bullets to see what I can do.
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I don't have Quick Load and I can't find much more than handgun data for Contenders with spitzer bullets. I'm kind of wondering how fast I can push 125 gr NBT or 130gr TTSX bullets. I have data pushing the 125 gr FN Sierra PH to 2500 fps with H332. I'm wondering if there are any newer powders that can get me closer to 2700 fps staying within 42K psi in my rifle?

Try some IMR-3031. You might be surprised by the speeds you can get from it. It produced single hole groups in my 243 savage and a friends 30-30 savage.

 

[Monteria]

Correction!!!!!

I just noticed that I, more than once, incorrectly referenced tac-x. I don't know what I was thinking, I have never used that powder. I dont even know if it would be appropriate.

What I did use for great velocity with light bullets was AR-Comp.

And that is exactly why we don't take forum published load data as gospel!

 

[ducky]

I just noticed that I, more than once, incorrectly referenced tac-x

I thought you were refrencing the Barrnes Tac-TX bullets made for the .300 BLK, and not Tac gunpowder.

 

[Monteria]

I thought you were refrencing the Barrnes Tac-TX bullets made for the .300 BLK, and not Tac gunpowder.

Like I said, I lost my mind. The question is when...