2wheelDuke
07-23-2014, 11:29 PM
I just got a new to me Marlin 336 in 30-30. Looks to be in great shape, and the bore and chamber looked clean when I inspected it before buying it. It's an older micro groove gun, 1975 or so.
I don't have dies or brass yet for 30-30 but I have some nice looking boolits for when that comes in.
I figured that factory ammo is readily available, might as well see how it does with factory. I bought some PPU 170gr JSP and some Federal 150gr JSP.
I hit the range and loaded up some of the PPU. I took a shot, and wow, It felt like my .308 going off. I thought the 30-30 would be more mild mannered. Then I couldn't get the action open. I had to really jerk on it and force it to extract/eject.
I tried the next 2 rounds in the tube with the same results.
The primers looked pretty bad, if I had a handload with a primer looking like that, I'd be setting them aside marked to be pulled down.
I tried the Federals, and they felt pretty stout as well, but at least they extracted/ejected smoothly. The primers on them look pretty bad too, and are definitely backed out a bit.
This can't be normal for the caliber, right?
I don't have dies or brass yet for 30-30 but I have some nice looking boolits for when that comes in.
I figured that factory ammo is readily available, might as well see how it does with factory. I bought some PPU 170gr JSP and some Federal 150gr JSP.
I hit the range and loaded up some of the PPU. I took a shot, and wow, It felt like my .308 going off. I thought the 30-30 would be more mild mannered. Then I couldn't get the action open. I had to really jerk on it and force it to extract/eject.
I tried the next 2 rounds in the tube with the same results.
The primers looked pretty bad, if I had a handload with a primer looking like that, I'd be setting them aside marked to be pulled down.
I tried the Federals, and they felt pretty stout as well, but at least they extracted/ejected smoothly. The primers on them look pretty bad too, and are definitely backed out a bit.
This can't be normal for the caliber, right?