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Fellas,
I have a 336 30-30 and cannot get the new Hornady LEVERevolutions to group consistently. Is anyone having success shooting Hornady's new bullets?

Tried them in my 45.70 and love them. Grouped better than my pet loads. Have killed one deer to date and performance was as expected.

Can't wait until they release the components for reloaders. My only complaint is the price.

I have shot the 45-70 and the 35 rem. Excellent accuracy in the 45-70 and not as good as the remington 200's in the .35 (not a scientific test, also with peep sights).

I'll keep trying those bullets because I do understand the potential.
Thanks for the responses...Jay

Anybody else tried the 30-30 variety?

I put one box through my 336SS with poor results but haven't been able to find more to buy locally.

They shoot 1.5 MOA from my 35 Rem. but I've also had them jam in the magazine. Looks like the polymer tips get wedged under the rim of the case ahead of them.

I have killed 4 deer and 3 hogs with LeverEvs this season in my 336T 30-30 with excellent results. I will admit that they don't perform as well on paper as the 150 gr Federals and Winchesters that I have shot in the past, but the terminal performance is SO MUCH better.

I've been shooting the .30-30 LeverEv's at the range.
They group much better than the Federal softpoints I had been using.
Haven't used it for deer yet.

I have used them in my .45-70 guide gun, and accuracy was great. Shot a bear in Idaho, last fall, and the terminal performance was awesome. I may use them on my RSA plains game hunt in July of 08.

Mad Dog

I tried them in my 336c 35 caliber. Shot about an inch at 50 yards. Next year with a better scope and a bench rest I'll venture farther down the range.

First of two bucks taken with LE 160's last year.
Both pass thrus with nothing to worry about. Great performance.
Nothing else in my cabinet sees daylight now, by me anyway.

I have had excellent results with the 30-30 loads. My 336 loves them. I get right at 1-1.25" at 100 and I have a 1.4" at 200 with them. I have not used them on game yet but will this year.
Lee

That is good shooting, and you will be more impressed with the terminal performance on game. I have killed 4 deer and 3 hogs with LeverEvs and won't shoot anything else in my 30-30's.

I have now added another hog to my LeverEv body count. I spotted this boar last while headlighting a pasture and shot him at 150 yards running, and he dropped. He was quartering away, and I aimed at the tip of his nose at ear level. I hit him about an inch behind and under his left ear. It was a complete pass through and took off the whole back of his skull.

Leverevolution is the only ammo I can get to group out of my 336.

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You might have to put a 100 rounds + down your stainless barrel before it polishes out...

Both my 336SS guns have shot the LeverEvs perfect out of the box, but I have an older 336T that will only shoot 1.5"MOA which was good enough to kill 4 deer and 2 hogs last season.

Shoot them both in my 45/70 and 35 Rem. Both rifles stay at an inch pretty easily. Wont use anything else....

They have some zip on them..

Tried them last fall when I first got my hands on some. Put them through my Marlin Model 30AS, ( the economy version 336 made for places like Wal-mart,etc.) in 30-30. Got a 1-4x Leupold on it. At 100 yards off the bench they grouped LOUSY. These were with the 160 gr. Evolution bullet. Maybe my barrel just doesn't like that bullet. Cause I know for a fact that it sure likes handloads with Speer 170 gr. flat S.P.'s and some IMR-3031, so I know that the gun's capable of good accuracy. I was kinda disappointed cause I've heard good things about that ammo from other guys. Still got about 10 rounds of it left. Gonna put a few over the chronograph someday just out of curiosity.

Some older gun seem to like the LeverEvs and some just don't, but they were specially created for the Marlin XLR series of rifles with 24" barrels and 1:12 twist. The "standard" Marlin 336 only has a 20" barrel and 1:10 twist, but some "standard" 336's do shoot them very well. Like I said, both my 336SS rifles shoot them great.