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Thread: Model 8 Remington

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    Model 8 Remington

    Before I start collecting molds in .30 caliber would appreciate suggestions for 150 -180 grain round or flat point styles for my model 8...

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    I don't see how you could go wrong with the 311041, seems to work in everything. The Ranchdog 165 grain .30-30 bullet should be good too.

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    Watch out for designs with a fat nose. There is not much of a throat in these rifles. Also, the action will not cycle with lightweight boolits or slow loads. Pretty much anything meant for 30-30 has worked in mine. Bores can run small, mine is .307.
    Back in the land of boolits.

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    Pretty much anything designed and intended for the .30-30 Winchester will do just fine in the .30 Remington. The Model 8 prefers round-noses, so something like the Lyman/Ideal No.308291 comes to mind.


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    My 308291 has given me problems in 30-30 and 30 Rem, I have to seat it well below the crimp groove in order to chamber them, so I tried the Lee 170 FN bullet and had much better results. Apparently my Model 8 likes 23 grains of 3031, because every box of .30Rem I have is loaded with that load! I don't have a chronograph so I'm guessing 1500-1600 FPS, pleasant to shoot and cycles my 8 every time.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check