catching the ideal 30-30 in other cartridges

[richhodg66]

Nice rifle. I have a Santa Barbara Mauser I bought with the intention of having JES do a re-bore to .35 Whelen. Haven't gotten to it yet. It's a big, ugly rifle, but shoots well enough. Trigger could use some work. Maybe I'll get around to it one day, or maybe I'll just leave it a .30-06.

 

[fiver]

the OP has a 308 he likes and wants a 30-30... it can't get any easier or cheaper than that.
i'm actually surprised nobody hasn't simply posted a few Lyman/NOE/Accurate mold numbers.

 

[richhodg66]

311041. Better still, Ranchdog 165 grain.

 

[RBHarter]

312-165 RD NOE is about as easy to shoot well as the 312-155 SP Lee .

 

[richhodg66]

Buck I killed with a .308 using the original Ranchdog .30-30 bullet, cast of 50/50 COWW to pure with 2% tin added, 28 grains of IMR4895 and a small tuft of dacron on top of the powder charge. Distance was about 60 yards, he went maybe 30 yards after the shot.

 

[fiver]

that's a good load.
i use nuther half grain under the rcbs silhouette bullet.

 

[richhodg66]

I used that same load with a slightly heavier bullet in a .300 Savage the next year. It performed well too.

 

[Monochrome]

I got kicked off another cast bullet site for asking about the use of 150 grain cast in a .308 for deer hunting. It got nasty, real nasty. Like asking if taurus was a good copy of smith and wesson in a smith and wesson forum.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

I got kicked off another cast bullet site for asking about the use of 150 grain cast in a .308 for deer hunting. It got nasty, real nasty. Like asking if taurus was a good copy of smith and wesson in a smith and wesson forum.

Some people (other sites) just enjoy there own, self proclaimed, internet superiority...

 

[MW65]

Rcbs 30-180fp or noe equivalent
311291
311299

Above are a little heavier than 150gr, but work well out of my rem 788.

 

[fiver]

LOL for real.
a cast bullet from 1800 to 2000 fps will stone dead kill a deer just as fast as a copper wrapped lead core one will at 26-2900 fps.
maybe a bit harder to rainbow in the shot from 400 yds. away, but it's just a matter of knowing the distance and the dial up for either one anyway.

 

[Ian]

You didn't want to be on that site anyway if that's what they think. The only practical reasons I run my cast and tune my alloy for jacketed velocities is because I want maximum range and maximum destruction for wild pigs...and I'm lazy about the point-blank thing and don't want to have to think about come-ups inside of 200 yards. Besides that, 1800 fps at the muzzle with at least 150 grains makes meat all day long.

 

[PED1945]

Reloaders can always duplicate 30/30 ballistics with a reduced powder charge in a 308 Winchester or 30//06.

Many years ago, I was given a thousand Sierra 170 FN bullets. While designed for the 30/30, these worked well in every 30 caliber rifle I had.

 

[Rockydoc]

My favorite 30-30 bullet is the Accurate 311-175B. It is a clone go the Saeco #315.