My Marlins have snug throats, I would not order anything with a nose fatter than bore diameter. Good way to crack your brass and drive pressure up.
My Marlins have snug throats, I would not order anything with a nose fatter than bore diameter. Good way to crack your brass and drive pressure up.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
Weii, Robert, you were right. I cant bring myself to change a thing on this little orphan. I didn't have a mold or any cast boolits but I found a half a box of 170 gr Speers and tried Reloader 15. These were shot at 50 yds which is where I put the targets to zero the scope, but promising anyway.Attachment 314626 I'm not crazy about the way it looks with a 3x9 scope on it but it helps the testing part.
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Does not look like it has any issues that would make it a bad choice for a conversion to 38-55. Good 30-30's are easy to find, 38-55's are not as easy to find.
A 255 grain bullet at 1200 fps can be fun, at 1800 fps it can be very effective on larger game. At 2000-2100 fps it is very serious.
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It looks like it shoots like a Marlin.
I remember discovering their accuracy as a teen.
Dads Winchester 94 wouldn’t keep up with my brothers $75 Marlin 336- even without scopes.
You scored a good rifle.
A fixed 4x scope on there will be perfect.
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I thought the same thing about a fixed 4x. They are hard to find now and the only one I know of is Leupold. Burris used to make a really good one but they are hard to find as well. I do have a Skinner peep sight with the brass insert and a brass front sight that was on my 1895 CB 45/70 that I might try but is sure is gratifying to shoot those small groups.
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Try some different powders and I bet you can cut those groups in half. Mine loves IMR 4064. I wouldn't rebore a rifle that nice, especially given that the half mag version tends to be very accurate from the get go.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
The fact that the 1/2 mag guns shoot better has been my experience too. My 1895 Cow Boy 4/70 was a whole different animal with that 26" long magazine full of ammo. If it was single loaded, it was pretty accurate but with a full load, all bets were off, plus it weighed a lot more with a mag full. I believe that's one reason the Winchester 94's I have dealt with didn't shoot nearly as this 1/2 mag gun. It is also one reason I dove on it at the gun show quickly.
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
Unless it is the only 30-30 you have, you should consider a rebore to 38-55. If you have several 30-30's then you might select a different one for rebore.
Either way, you need a 38-55.
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It's the only 30-30 that I have. I have been on the lookout for a used Henry single shot to have rebored by JES. I intended to have this rifle rebored but considering how it shoots, I think I'll leave it alone...for now. MK42gunner was right and I knew in the back of my mind that same thing, that if you shoot the donor, it better be a dog or you will end up liking it.
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
You can find a factory Winchester 94 .38-55 for the same money as you would have in this one with a rebore if you are patient. Or a new Henry for not much more. I think your Glenfield 30 could be an MOA rifle with some experimentation, mine certainly is.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
Yep, these Marlins have been good shooters. Must be the JM stamp, LOL. After all, I've never seen 2 initial worth so much $.
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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 |