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Thread: What's your favorite load for .30-30 with 3031 and Lyman 311041

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    Boolit Master
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    What's your favorite load for .30-30 with 3031 and Lyman 311041

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    26.0 grains - IMR 3031 @ 1852 fps .
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    30 grains. It is a 30-30 after all.

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    Back in the day, I was using 27 grains of 3031 with that boolit in my Winchester 94 with very good results.
    I have to say, it has been at least 35 years since I used that load, but I remember how well it worked.

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    28 grains in a Marlin 336.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check