Taking my .30-30 to the NRA High Power Silhouette Championship

[w30wcf]

July 10, 11, 12 Ridgway Rifle Club, Ridgway, PA

I have decided to compete with a real hunting rifle, my circa 1977 .30-30 Marlin 336A (24") along with some prime cast bulleted ammunition and a 10X Lyman scope.

This competition is awash with bolt action rifles and high powered scopes (24X+). Since it is fired from the offhand position at steel targets at 200 meters (chickens), 300 meters (javelina), 385 meters (turkeys) & 500 meters (rams) it is more the test of the shooter than the equipment. That is the tough part. Those targets move around too much when I shoot from the standing position!

Certainly, the equipment also must also be up to the task. In Hunter Rifle class, all cartridges have to be fed into the chamber from the magazine. For the 200 & 300 meter targets I'll be using the 150 Gr. RCBS; 385 meter-160 gr. LBT; 500 meter - 198 gr. Old West (205 grs. in heat treated w.w). H322 will push the 150 and 160 gr. cast bullets toward the distant targets and H414 the 205 gr.

I would bet that my 336A will be the only levergun there so I may be getting a few strange looks but I'm going to have fuunnn!

If anyone lives within driving distance to Ridgway, PA and would be interested in seeing what NRA High Power Silhouette shooting is all about, spectators are welcome!

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[Junior1942]

I hope you leave all those bolt guys shaking their heads!!! Good luck!!!

[Pepe Ray]

Boy-o-boy-o-boy!! Would I love to see that.!!!
Go get'em Bud.
Pepe Ray

[Larry Gibson]

Hold hard, shoot straight. The 30-30, your rifle and you have the makin's of a winner! Should be a lot of fun. Good luck.

Larry Gibson

[bandit7.5]

amasing what the 30-30 can do thru a 24'' or longer barrel.
I have one of the 336A w/ half mag, not drilled for a scope, also amasing.
Dan in DeFuniak

[jhrosier]

Best of luck and calm winds be with you.
The boolits must be dropping in like mortar rounds at 500!

Jack

[Bret4207]

Hope you clean their clocks!

[JDL]

Good luck John! Wish I could witness the event but, please post the results.
JDL

[jlchucker]

What Junior said. Best of luck.

[The Dust Collector]

I'm sure that you are planning on telling us how you did! RIGHT?
BEST WISHES.

[w30wcf]

THANK YOU very much for the encouragement fellow levergunners!:drinks:

I will give a report when I return next week.

w30wcf

[Ramslammer]

G'Day All
We have run a novelty shoot down here is Australia for a few years every Jan. It is a full distance animals with open sighted lever guns including single shots. It's a absolute hoot and we all have a ball.
Juddy

[Marlin Junky]

John,

So how did you do? Did you shoot straight and not ring any rams?

I'd like to know why you didn't choose the .35 Remington. The .35 with SAECO 352 cast of 50/50 (252 grs. checked) and heat treated to about BHN 22 would have been my choice for the rams. This bullet leaves the muzzle of my 336A at 2100 fps and the accuracy compares to anything my 30-30's can muster. The .35 does recoil noticeable more than the 30-30 in a similar rifle though.

MJ

[725]

What fun. Wish I could have made this one. Hope you did well and outshot a bunch of those "racegun" types.