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...

 

[KNOTFERSAIL]

Post #62 is before, attached pics are after.

135gr FTX from Marlin 336 @ MV=2550, white tail at 130yd shot. Did a good amount of damage as she made her way through the neck crease and into the off shoulder. No tracking required.

Finished product is 79.0 gr

 

[ducky]

L-R 125 gr Accubond, 140 gr Monoflex, 150 gr Hornady.

Trimmed case to 1.866", .163 shorter. I seated the bullet to 2.592" to work in the magazine, 2.600" would bind up as I loaded more rounds in the mag. It feeds like butter from the magazine to the chamber.

I couldnt use my .30-30 seater as the seating stem wouldn't work. So I dug out my seating die for my .308 and used it. Though I about bottomed out the die just to seat the bullet that deep.

Here is a 1X .308 case for reference.

I'll make up some more dummies with 125 grain TNT and Ballistic Tips, and I found some 130 gr Hornady SP to try with my TTSX bullets as well.

However, it'll have to wait as I'm taking my daughter to CCW class tomorrow. I told her I'd go to the class with her as well. She turned 21 in Jan, and I've been after her to get her license since she lives in Pueblo. I normally just open carry as it's legal, but I told her I'd get my license as well if she would attend this class with me. I don't need it due to pistol qualification on my DD214, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to take a class as well.