Deer boolit

[lastborn]

Which boolit do you deer hunt with in your 30-30 lever action and what is the load?
Mine is:
RP brass
RP LRP
33.3 gr. RL-15 + 1/2 dacron---groups better--1.5" @ 100
LEE 150 rnfp--gator checked--13.4 bhn--bullshop speed green--1/4 turn with LEE FCP
don't have a crony so I don't know the velocity

[gnoahhh]

I use an old Saeco Custom 190 gr. with a wide meplat at 11-12bhn, over 28gr. 3031, RWS large rifle primer, in any old case that falls to hand. Shoots consistently into 1½" @ 100M through my 1899H Savages- both .30/30 and .303 Savage (same load). Tang sights on all.

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Note: works best when the shooter is fueled by Hershey's chocolate!

[Blammer]

Ok I really botched this answer, as I don't have a 3030 I hunt with so sorry, no load info. :(

[winelover]

+1 on the dark chocolate. BTW, nice buck.

Winelover

[augercreek]

I shoot a 444 in a Rem rb any one have a pet load for this one?

[FergusonTO35]

I've taken several deer no problem in with the .30 WCF loaded with a 150 grain Hornady j-word over 32 grains Hodgdon Varget. This year I will be hunting with the Lee 150 grain FP over IMR 4895. Haven't settled on a charge yet but probably 30 grains or so. Gun is a Marlin Glenfield 30 with Micro Groove.

[quilbilly]

With your accuracy that good and from the terminal ballistics test I did with mine, whatever load gets you 1200 fps at the longest distance you will shoot using soft lead will put venison in the freezer. A 50 cal PRB weighing about 170 gr puts them right down at 900 fps.

[curiousgeorge]

I shoot the 311041, sized .311 at 180grs gas checked and lubed. My mixture is 9 lbs of old wheel weights and 1 lb of 40/60 solder and boolits are air cooled.

28 grs of IMR 4895 (thank you, Larry Gibson) will put 5 shots in a nickel at 50 yards. From my old H&R single shot (1-12 twist, snap on forend- probably early 1960's gun) this combo took a doe at 45 yards this last November. Double lung shot was HIGHLY effective.

Steve

[richhodg66]

The 31141 worked well for me with 25 grains of the old B-West BW-36. I used a Savage 340.

I have one of those older H&Rs with snap on forend. It was my first shotgun, but had a .30-30 barrel too. Gotta get that out and work with it, neat little rifle.

[rking22]

311041 sized .310 with a lyman chek. ,1.6cc (22 gr if memory works) of RL7 for 1750 fps from a 22inch 30 remington model 141. Boolit was 50-50 COWW and PB water dropped. High sholder shot at 45 yards for the first one and the same placement at 30yds for the second using a RD165. Both shots got both lungs and were close enough to the spine that both deer fell where the stood. Could'nt ask for better preformance. This rifle will never get copper in its bore!

[rintinglen]

RCBS 30-180 FN over 30 grains of WW-748.
Mine run closer to 190 grains than 180, the last batch ran 192 grains after Gas Checking. Runs about 1900 fps from a 26 inch barrel. Distinct lack of deer volunteers to help me test this load. Last fall, I never saw a deer when I had a rifle in my hand--saw a bear, but had no tag.:(