My absolute favorite load for the .30-30 is 35 grains of H-414 pushing the RCBS 30-180 FN (192 grains ready to load) 1970 fps from my Marlin 336 A. It works fine in 3 Marlins and 1 Winchester plus a .303 Savage. I got that load from MR. John Kort about 20 years ago and it has worked fine ever since.

Last edited by Joe; 12/31/22.
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"the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"