The bullet I showed earlier averages 197 grs with gas check. The five shot group was with my eyes and peep sighted Krag. The three shot group(with two in the same hole)was from my 1-10" twist Mauser Oviedo 30-30.
I may save some for hunting this fall.
Considering the 105° temperature when I shot these, I'm ok with them! The targ-dot is 4"
Thanks to DG for the bullets!
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I have a plain-based copy of the Lyman 311041 cast of 50/50 WW/lead at 185gr. that I PC. It gets very good results on target so far, holding ~2" at 100 yards using AA 5744. Also thinking about some AA 2015 if I can find some. Still playing with it, but it looks like this will be the hunting boolit this fall.
Texas by God, tell me how you set up that Mauser for feeding a rimmed case. I'm looking for a front-locking action for the nicely efficient .30-30. I don't want to get into jumping through a lot of hoops to make one feed, though. I suppose, if push comes to shove, there's always the rimless version, .30 Rem. I plan to take a page from Larry Gibson and make it a 14" twist so I don't have to be concerned with the rotational limit with cast.
Last edited by yeahbub; 08-08-2022 at 12:46 PM.
I have sent a PM, yeahbub.
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Amazon has reprints of Fadala's .30-30 book. Just got mine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
AKA "Old Vic"
"I am a great believer in powder-burning".
--Theodore Roosevelt, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman
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 |