Savage 340 .30-30 range results.

waco

Springfield, Oregon
Nothing as good as Jim does but I was pretty happy to find a cheap plinker for the old Savage.
Hor. Brass with the NOE RD 165 RNFP
And 6.2gr Redot. Bullets were powder coated and sized to .311” with no gas check. Shot prone off bags out of the bed of my pick up. FD40D163-4B6E-43DB-96E8-8F6CD7B64565.jpeg
 

Pistolero

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Nothing that needs shooting will be missed by that, unless it is a dime or a penny.

Good results. Hit any reasonable target, like a grouse head at that range. Prairie dogs, or
rabbits, or even deer if the HP of that load is up to it. Bullet weight is not too light and
but might be too slow for big game. I am guessing maybe 1000 fps. Any idea what
it actually is? Plenty for small game, for sure.

Bill
 

JWFilips

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Darn Nice waco! Good start! You may find that with powder coat you can size a bit looser at 310" And If that was with factory sights I think you are golden!
Jim
 

S Mac

Sept. 10, 2021 Steve left us. You are missed.
Very nice. Would make a good squirrel load. Here in MO we can use center fire as well as rimfire, probably not some states.
 

JWFilips

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waco,
You can easily adapt the Dockendorff front ramp with a front ramp that takes a 17 lyman Globe!
If you are just looking to target shoot! and a Lee Shaver smallest front aperture disc is perfect for 50Yd and a 3" bull
Jim
 

KHornet

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Had two of them that for some reason went down the road
or got drowned in the Chena River in Alaska. Long story.

Paul
 

Pistolero

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Nice sights. Yeah, subsonic sounds right, not a lot of push behind that little dab\
of powder, but way plenty for any small game, and probably easy on the ears, too.
I'll have to try Red Dot in mine.

Bill