Coated 30 -30

[parisite]

Is there any coated 30-30 bullets on the market that will stand up to max loadings?

Thanks.

[Grayone]

Is there any coated 30-30 bullets on the market that will stand up to max loadings?

Thanks.

None on the Market that I know of... but mine will. 50/50 Pure and Wheel weight with a little tin for fill out. Smokes carolina blue with Sage's gas check. Lee 150 FN and an undisclosed amount of H335 for 2350 from a Marlin 1 in 10 20 inch carbine. 2 to 3 minutes of angle at 100. This dog will hunt!

[Kraschenbirn]

Is there any coated 30-30 bullets on the market that will stand up to max loadings?

Thanks.

'Max loading' for what? Whole bunch of difference between the 'max' for a pre-war Win 94 and a Rem 788 bolt gun.

Bill

[cwlongshot]

30/30 is a 40k caliber.

Plenty of alloys can withstand that pressure & have been for near a century.

What are you wanting to do?

CW

[parisite]

30/30 is a 40k caliber.

Plenty of alloys can withstand that pressure & have been for near a century.

What are you wanting to do?

CW

I am wanting to buy online and shoot a commercial coated lead bullet out of a 30-30 rifle at published listed maximum loadings and not get lead smears all in the bore of my Marlin rifle.

[cwlongshot]

Conventionally lubed bullet of Proper hardness and a Gas check & Proper Powder coating will both allow this.

CW

[Bazoo]

I cast 31141, from wheel weights +tin, lubed 50/50 white label, sized .310 with hornady checks. I load 32 grains of 748 which isn’t max, but duplicates factory recoil and poi. Or 28 grains 3031 which is a grain over max from the Lyman manual for the same duplication.

[Bazoo]

'Max loading' for what? Whole bunch of difference between the 'max' for a pre-war Win 94 and a Rem 788 bolt gun.

Bill

It’s my understanding there is no difference between 30-30 pressures from the two guns. 38kcup or 42kpsi. You imply that old Winchester’s won’t handle the pressure. I have interest in an older Winchester though, but not if they can’t handle full pressure ammo. So I’d like to know.

[popper]

Laser cast 311 unlubed can be GCd and PCd by you. MBC just has coated PB, not for top end.

[pka45]

None on the Market that I know of... but mine will. 50/50 Pure and Wheel weight with a little tin for fill out. Smokes carolina blue with Sage's gas check. Lee 150 FN and an undisclosed amount of H335 for 2350 from a Marlin 1 in 10 20 inch carbine. 2 to 3 minutes of angle at 100. This dog will hunt!

Very nice. Have you tried without the GC? How do the results differ?

[charlie b]

Get some bullets and try them. Report back what you find. I would bet there will be no problem with leading as long as the bullets fit your bore.

[Grayone]

Very nice. Have you tried without the GC? How do the results differ?

I only load powder coat with no gas check to ~1200 FPS to maintain accuracy. I have not pushed to see how fast I can get them to go and still stay in a respectable group. They do quite well as a hunting bullet powder coat and gas check. I shot 89 rounds recently and when I cleaned the carbine it was one patch with 'Ed's Red' and then a couple of dry patches and the bore showed 'lead free' and shiny. I am happy with this.

[pka45]

I only load powder coat with no gas check to ~1200 FPS to maintain accuracy. I have not pushed to see how fast I can get them to go and still stay in a respectable group. They do quite well as a hunting bullet powder coat and gas check. I shot 89 rounds recently and when I cleaned the carbine it was one patch with 'Ed's Red' and then a couple of dry patches and the bore showed 'lead free' and shiny. I am happy with this.

I’d be happy with that!

[Huntsman]

I am wanting to buy online and shoot a commercial coated lead bullet out of a 30-30 rifle at published listed maximum loadings and not get lead smears all in the bore of my Marlin rifle.

Does your Marlin have a Micro Groove barrel? If so will this affect anything?

[megasupermagnum]

The only thing special you need for top end 30-30 loads is a gas check. I am not aware of any company that both gas checks, and then coats bullets. A number will coat, and a number will gas check, but not both. Bullet fit can be an issue, since coating adds diameter everywhere. A bore rider is often too tight when coated. Most of the coated rifle bullets you see are of a non-bore riding design, probably for this reason.

If you want coated and gas checked bullets, I'd just buy them from a member here. They will be more accommodating to sizing.