Can you tell me what this 30-30 bullet is?

[mattw]

I have one round of these left and really like how the bullet shoots... Can someone here tell me what bullet it is? I have not pulled it down to check weight, guessing a 150 grain.

136210
136213

Thanks Matt

[aspangler]

150 grain HP. I think it was winchester that loaded these but it my have been Federal. A friend had some and the kill deer like bang flop.

[Treeman]

Check the headstamp. Aspangler is thinking of aWinchester 150gr but I seem to remember some Federal 125 gr HPs in 30-30. I don't think that any maker loaded 170s with a HP so it is pretty likely a 125, 135 or 150.

[w30wcf]

I'm thinking that the head stamp is FEDERAL and it is the 125 gr. h.p. Other .30-30 h.p.'s (150 Winchester and 170 Remington Mushroom) do not have lead exposed at the tip.w30wcf

[mattw]

It is an RP case, I am thinking it is not factory... Maybe the Sierra 2020, 125 HP. Guess that I am going to have to pull it.

[reivertom]

I'm saying 125grain too.

[w30wcf]

It is an RP case, I am thinking it is not factory... Maybe the Sierra 2020, 125 HP. Guess that I am going to have to pull it.

Matt,
Now that I look closer at it, it is the Sierra 125 H.P. The 125 H.P. in the Federal Factory ammo has the cannelure a bit further from the nose.

Sierra 125 reload / Federal Factory 125 gr. / 125 Remington Factory / 130 Speer reload

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o25/w30wcf/Collector%20Cartridges/30-30125.jpg

w30wcf

[Guesser]

Sierra HP bullets used to look like that, in fact Federal advertised that some of their rifle ammo was loaded with Sierra.

[tdoyka]

i'd say 125gr fnhp from sierra. i shot quite a few deer with that load. i think it was h322.
it was bang, flop and dead deer. all where from 10-75 yards. i really gotta get that thruty-thruty out.