I don't know offhand if Speer still makes the bullet but they did make a 130 gr flat nose in .308 dia.. I had no trouble loading them to over 2500 fps in my 24" barreled 94. The bullet was made for lever gun use. Just a thought that loaded to 2300 fps and reduced bullet weight would make for more tolerable recoil level for a young person. MB
Sierra makes a 125 grain HP designed for the 30-30 as well.
I know of a few guys that used Ballistic Tips in the 30-30 but these were in Contenders not sure how they will work when seated to run through a bolt gun.
Performance was just fine for them on whitetails.
