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30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 16:12
by phonejack
All I wanted was a cheap, reduced power plinking load. I ordered a box of Berry's 150 grain 30/30 flat nosed bullets. I used 13.0 of 2400 powder. Velocity was around 1600 fps. Using a scoped Marlin 4 rounds at 50 yards produced a ragged hole. Went back later and shot 5 times, pulled one high and the other 4 was a ragged hole again. Copper fouling was nonexistent.
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 17:24
by mr surveyor
phonejack wrote:All I wanted was a cheap, reduced power plinking load. I ordered a box of Berry's 150 grain 30/30 flat nosed bullets. I used 13.0 of 2400 powder. Velocity was around 1600 fps. Using a scoped Marlin 4 rounds at 50 yards produced a ragged hole. Went back later and shot 5 times, pulled one high and the other 4 was a ragged hole again. Copper fouling was nonexistent.
through what rifle?
jd
never mind... I re-read "scoped Marlin" .... was it micro-groove or Ballard rifling?
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 20:12
by Missionary
Good ol' 2400 scores again. Has-ta make ya feel good when it plops right there for ya.
Now see what it does at 100...
Mike in Peru
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 20:37
by GasGuzzler
I love 2400 so much I can't consider it for "cheap plinking" since I have no local source and powder online is not worth it. My idea of cheap plinking .30-30 right now is home cast from free lead and useless Unique but I haven't actually tried them.
My pet .357 loads are 2400 so I'll save mine for that.
Great success though.
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 07:33
by phonejack
Forgot pic of last group
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Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 15:29
by Ranch Dog
Great 50 yard group!
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 21:14
by akuser47
Nice shooting
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:04
by runfiverun
try some Accurate 4100 in place of the 2400 if your not seeing any locally.
I bet your within 1/2gr. for the same results.
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 19 Jun 2017 15:40
by Missionary
I am gonna mark down that ACC4100 also. Sometimes 2400 is scarce in East ILLinois also.
Re: 30/30 on the cheap
Posted: 19 Jun 2017 18:56
by mr surveyor
Several years ago I found that AA#9 was an excellent substitute for the then "unicorn-like" A 2400. Very close in loading amounts and performance. Actually, I've pretty much switched my allegiance to AA#9 although I did buy a pound of A 2400 in the last few months for old time's sake. It's hard to break with my now late mentor's advice to use 2400.
jd