30-30 Basic

[screwcutter]

I was sorting some new 30-30 brass found damaged one, found a form your own replacement in the same bag.

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[Bazoo]

Betcha that baby will need some trimming. What brand?

[Littlewolf]

now if they would make some 303brit basic by the bag full

[NoZombies]

now if they would make some 303brit basic by the bag full

yeah, sign me up for some of that...

[Czech_too]

Well, that damaged case would make for a fine dummy round. The basic case, is there such a thing as a 30-30 Maximum?

[Harter66]

40-30 !

303 basic would be nice but it needs to be 9.3x74 to cover all the lengths of that rim/head family . It's nice 410 too .

[GhostHawk]

Well, that damaged case would make for a fine dummy round. The basic case, is there such a thing as a 30-30 Maximum?

No but there is a .35-30-30. IE .30-30 rebored and chambered by JES. Everyone I have heard of has been a shooter.

[kootne]

30/30 basic = 38/55, circa 1880, a lengthened 38/50. Thank you John Marlin, manufacturer of Ballard rifles.
Your case is just stamped wrong!

[screwcutter]

I don’t want to rat out anyone after the good I got from all manufacturers.
It is about 40-30.
Here a better pic,


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Can’t get a right side up pic to save my life.

[dtknowles]

I don’t want to rat out anyone after the good I got from all manufacturers.
It is about 40-30.
Here a better pic,


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Can’t get a right side up pic to save my life.

Let me take care of that for you.

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Tim

[nhithaca]

I don't think you could make a true 40-30 out of 30-30 Basic as the case walls would have to be paper thin even if using 0.401" bullets. The stated base diameter of a 30-30 is 0.421" and most factory cases are really around 0.415"+. Looked at this a couple of times and the only way I could see doing it was to use 303 Brit cases or maybe 303 Savage (which are way too expensive). If you want a 40 caliber case in 30-30 length just cut down 405 Win cases so loaded OAL is around 2.55" (for a lever gun).
JMHO

[rockrat]

Bought some bagged 30-30 brass one time, didn't have the flash hole drilled/punched.

[stubshaft]

No but there is a .35-30-30. IE .30-30 rebored and chambered by JES. Everyone I have heard of has been a shooter.

I have one and it is a GREAT shooter. BTW - Back in the late 70's early 80's they used to make 30/30 American cases with small primers.

[cainttype]

30/30 basic = 38/55, circa 1880, a lengthened 38/50. Thank you John Marlin, manufacturer of Ballard rifles.
Your case is just stamped wrong!


Same external dimensions with stronger/thicker case walls, slightly shorter than 38-55, is the 375 Winchester.
It easily employs a 30-30 basic case to emulate 38-55 loads when proper 375 brass isn’t needed, or available.

[Photog]

Let me take care of that for you.

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Tim

Thanks, that was hurting my brain.

[AntiqueSledMan]

Hey Guys,

Winchester did experiment with the 408 Winchester, base diameter was .446".

AntiqueSledMan.