Looking for loads for my Savage 340 30-30

I want some good plinking loads for my Savage 340 in 30-30 I have Lyman molds .
1. 311359-115 grain
2. 311410-130 grain
3. 311672-160 grain

I would sure like some help to get started developing some loads . Thank You MJH5914

I have one. I love plinking so I use a 170 grain cast under 10 grains of unique and I can hit my 4 inch gong at 100 yards every time. Tons of fun.

17.5 grains of 2400 + 311359 w/ GC should equal real fun with light recoil. 8 grains of Herco or 7.5 grains of Unique should do nice things with the 311-410. Somewhere betwixt 25 and 28 grains of 4895 should be a sweet spot that will cluster your 311-672 in close proximity to one another, but that 17.5 grain 2400 load may be your friend. There are tons O'loads that will give good results.

You can use that same load of Unique for your 115gr bullet (my favorite squirrel load). I've also used 10gr of Red Dot with success; plus, IMR4198 and SR4759 with 170gr cast (I don't own a 130gr mold) are my "go to" powders for short range deer hunting. The Lyman reloading manual has some great "reduced" loads for the 30/30 with cast bullets, just watch out that you don't "double charge" when using any of those "shotgun" powders (a double charge of Unique can easily "triple" your pressures)!!! I use a Lee dipper to load the powder and check every case at least twice before I install the bullet! Sometimes a 1/2gr "tuft" of "Kapok" can be added to keep the charge next to the primer; the theory is it makes the load more "consistent", thus more accurate (???).

32 grains of Varget for the 160 gr boolit...

Thanks guys your the greatest , this will be enough to get me started. I do have a couple of the newer Lyman reloading manuals and the Lyman casting manual , but they only have loads for the heavier bullets . Thanks again mjh5914 .

You might try AA5744. Don't have a mold for the 311672 but load 20 gr. of AA5744 under a 311466 (160 gr Loverin design) is the 'go-to' for my Savage 340.

Bill

I had a 325 in 30-30 . Ran some 313226s , 93 gr RN , over 3-3.5 gr Unique for a quiet squirrel slayer and right on up to any of a half dozen 150-165 gr bullets from a #45 Cramer to a 312-155 Lee to a 311-165 RD NOE over 90% ish load of IMR 4350 for 2300 ish fps . It just shot it all into little bunches with an elevation adjustment .

Hey guys need some more help , I thought I had some unique powder for my 130gr (311410) but am all out . I do have some Red Dot,800X,IMR4227,AA5744,IMR4198. Has anyone tried any of these powders with the 130gr boolit . Thank You mjh5914

A Lee 1cc Dipper with Red Dot should give you a good load. Works for me !

How many grains is 1cc of Red Dot . Thank You mjh5914

Not sure about the cc conversion but with red dot , Bullseye , w231 and other fast pistol powders in that speed 5 grs in the 30-30 sized case with any of those bullets you have will be a decent load for killing paper . No filler or anything else needed, no recoil , low noise and lots o fun .

My plinking load for the Savage and the levers is 7.0 Green dot, only because I have a lot of it. I have tried most of the fast powders, ie... red dot, bullseye, hp38 etc. I'm at work so I don't have those loads right this min. The green dot load is scooped with lee measures and will differ about a half grain with my method. I can't tell the difference in accuracy with iron sights at 50 yds. I like the heavier bullets with that load. I think I had to drop it a half grain with the lighter bullets to get the same accuracy.
My loads came from this site"lever gun performance studies" google search. It is a great resource and I have printed out the info on all the calibers I have that they tested. My method for using the scoops is, pour the powder into a plastic container about 2x3 inches and about 2 inches deep. I pick a scoop and pull it through 3 times to pack the powder and strike off the top with my finger, then weigh. More art than science. With a little practice you can scoop flake powders with great accuracy. I scoop and weigh ten charges in a row before I settle on a scoop.
Hope this helps.
Tony