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Does anyone have a 30-30 they reload, I'm after some good indoor and outdoor loads please.

Thanks

115gr RNFP lead boolit and a light load of Viht 310

dodgyrog wrote:115gr RNFP lead boolit and a light load of Viht 310

What ft is this giving you?

I suggest that you read Ed Harris's article on "Cast Bullets in Military Rifles" which is lodged in the library here.

There are also many threads/posts here on the subject of loading and shooting cast bullets, which is a tad more involved than just "recipes", loading and shooting cast requires a different mind set and understanding from loading a shooting copper fouling jacketed bullets, the search function is your friend.

hobbesy wrote:

dodgyrog wrote:115gr RNFP lead boolit and a light load of Viht 310

What ft is this giving you?

Just to give you a rough idea Hobbsey, in MY Win 94 a 118g NOE 313640, sized .309" over 5g of Vihtvuori N310 gave an average of 1012fps and 268 ft/lbs.
Joe

Very broad question...the 30-30 is one of the most adaptable cartridges....will shoot cast at 80gns to 170gns with no probs..Marlin twist is 1 in 12...assume the Winnie is the same. I have shot indoors with 80gn cast and 6gns Red Dot..Green Dot....very mild and accurate.
Best cast size 310....for the 308 bore on the Marlin. I also shoot a lot of H and N plated bullets...165gn. I can highly recommend Dodgy Rog's 150gn loverin cast bullets.....

Have shot cast at 200 yds Bisley....no problem. Lots of reloading info on the web.

Mike95

Thanks for the replies, I've borrowed a mates Lyman cast bullet book and am going through the options on there. I've got shell house 165gn's which should work well with about 7gns of Unique