Is your favorite 30-30 bullet a bore rider or LFN/WFN?

[georgerkahn]

Same here. Have a Lyman double cavity and a Lyman single HP cavity. I've been shooting the 311041 since '68 in my lever actions (mostly M94 Winchesters) and bolt guns. It has always proven to be accurate and deadly on game. A 311316 over Unique for 1500 fps is a favorite for vermin. Also, a Lee 6 cavity 312-041 version for 31 cal bolt action rifles is a favorite for game. In my 21" Contender Carbine I use the 311041 for hunting but use the RCBS 30-150 a lot also. I have used the 311284 and 311299 for LR plinking. The Lee TL314-90-SWC lubed and then sized down to .311 over 2.7 gr Bullseye for plinking and small game is a favorite load.

I, too, like the Lyman 311-041, and even have it noted as "Best for .30WCF" in my mould listing of Lyman moulds. (See photo). Albeit it's been three or four (?) years since I regularly shot .30-30, I enjoyed the 150gn 311241 with my "one" dislike that it's plain base -- no gas check. However, it performed well in my .30-30 Remington. Interestingly, my notes indicate I cast, loaded, and shot more of the gas-checked 170 grain # 311291 in the 1894 Winchesters -- I have two of this mould to enable my casting them in tandem.
ALL great bullets for the .30WCF.

[Hanzy4200]

I shoot the Lee 309-150-FN in my Win 94 AE. Loves them.

[Texas by God]

99% of the guys that shoot 30-30 Winchester do it using a lever action. I want to hear about what the people that are using a 30-30 bolt action are able to shoot? Because the magazines are different, you aren't limited to just the flat and blunt pointed bullets like in a tubular magazine. Do the throats on bolt guns let you use longer/heavier bullets? Bolt guys; tell us what you shoot.

I can't speak for the factory 30-30 bolt action rifles( Win 54, Rem 788, Savage 340), but my 1916 Spanish Mauser 30-30 is currently using 193gr Hunters Supply bullets that member DG sent over. Due to the rim stop needed on the mag follower, my COAL is not 7x57mm length, but just a bit longer than normal 30-30 length.
That limits me to 150gr or less on pointed jacketed bullets, but that's fine with me. The 125gr Nosler BT is neat, and reminds me of why I always wanted a 30-30 bolt action.
The Lee C309170F is my favorite bullet so far. It shoots great whether tumble lubed or pc'd. My rifles chamber was cut with a standard throat.

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[dondiego]

99% of the guys that shoot 30-30 Winchester do it using a lever action. I want to hear about what the people that are using a 30-30 bolt action are able to shoot? Because the magazines are different, you aren't limited to just the flat and blunt pointed bullets like in a tubular magazine. Do the throats on bolt guns let you use longer/heavier bullets? Bolt guys; tell us what you shoot.

I have a Savage 325 and a 340 and the magazine limits the spitzer bullets. I guess that you could single load them or seat the spitzers really deep.

[wmitty]

I have two 788s, a savage 325 and 340, a 94 Win and a 336 (all .30-30 chambering). I prefer the 30-180-FN RCBS or 31141, but the 90 grain Lee that Larry mentioned is for sure the “ most fun” boolit for plinking.

[jimb16]

My .30-30 is a break action single shot and I prefer the 150 Loverin design!

[rintinglen]

I usually load either the 311041 or the RCBS 30-180 fn, if I'm going hunting, but for plinking, the 311-465 Louverin or the 311-245 pb do everything you would want.

[GhostHawk]

I start with the Lee 185 gr gc round nose cast of fairly soft material. Squish a WFN nose on it with a block of plastic with the right size hole drilled in it. And I use the drill that drilled the hole, reversed in an old elcheapo desktop drill press. With an extention of 3/4" pvc on the handle to make it easy to apply pressure.

Plastic block sits over a piece of steel covering the drill press table hole for the first push. Steel gets slid to the side and I push the boolit out. At this point it is large in diameter. Having gone from .312 to .320ish. Boolit get sized back down with gas check crimped on and loaded.

[centershot]

I start with the Lee 185 gr gc round nose cast of fairly soft material. Squish a WFN nose on it with a block of plastic with the right size hole drilled in it. And I use the drill that drilled the hole, reversed in an old elcheapo desktop drill press. With an extention of 3/4" pvc on the handle to make it easy to apply pressure.

Plastic block sits over a piece of steel covering the drill press table hole for the first push. Steel gets slid to the side and I push the boolit out. At this point it is large in diameter. Having gone from .312 to .320ish. Boolit get sized back down with gas check crimped on and loaded.

Is that the Lee 312-185 RN that you are using?

[GhostHawk]

Yep

[Winger Ed.]

I keep coming back to the Lyman 170 RN with a Hornady gas check for my old Winchester.

I'm not sure what all the scientific specifications are on it, but it sure does a good job for me.
My M1A even likes it.

[Rapier]

My answer is yes. I have 30-30 single shots. I use the RCBS 150, 165 and 180s or a Lyman 170 grain. I do not own a lever thuty, thuty.

[b67]

Lyman 31141 cast soft, gas checked and sized .311 in a Marlin....Best 30-30 mold ever....

[barrabruce]

Bore rider ,cos I paper patch them for speed
Thou do like a throat filling plainbase as well for low node shooting.
Single shot.

[beemer]

I have a 1949 336A that would not chamber anything I tried unless really seated deep. Mr. Harris recommended I taper the throat slightly, I did and it worked great. The RCBS 180 FN shoots well but I prefer the Lee 170 or the 311291. When I size the 311291 I use a flat nose punch.

[gwpercle]

I'm not sure what it is ... so I didn't vote . It was all I could get when I was given the Winchester model 94 in 30-30 ... Worked well so I just kept shooting it .
It has a flat nose !

Lee C309 -170 - FN

Gary