You should also try moderate loads of 3031 under a 170 gr. flatpoint .30-30 bullet. I use these in both my .300 (sadly not a Savage) and my .30-40s. Very accurate and really kill deer/pigs at iron sight ranges; sort of a ".30-30+P" load.
The little extra velocity ensures that the 170 gr. opens up very reliably and the 170s have always penetrated well, even at .30-30 carbine velocities.
