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Anyone using IMR 4895 in their 30-30?

I never tried imr-4895 in the 30-30, CFE-223 along with Hodgdon LVR powder with bullets from 125 grs to 170 grs are so accurate.

Doc

I use IMR 4895 in my 30-30 and 32SPCL.

I have...but Win 748 is absolutely your Huckleberry in the .30wcf

No sir, RL-15 is clean kill accuracy with 170 gr Hornady and Nosler Partitions in all three of my '94 Winchesters.

I've used 748 with great results in my .30-30, but get slightly better accuracy with IMR-3031, especially with the 170 grain Hornady FP.

I haven't tried RL-15.

I also have generally used W748(with the Speer 170 gr. bullet), but during the last Obama scare I couldn't get either. I loaded several hundred rounds of Varget and the 170 gr. Remington bullet, and was just as pleased.

Had to check my notes, but I run H4895 in my 30-30, not IMR. FWIW, 30 grains of Hodgdon's powder gets me around 1/2" at 50 yards. Just recently started playing with 100 yard targets (my front sight is too short for my Skinner peep sight), but I've shot 1 1/2" at that distance. A scope might help, but I'll most likely stick with irons on this one. I get a tad over 2,100fps with a 170gr. Sierra.

RE 15 with both 150 and 170 has worked perfectly for a long time.

IMR 3031 has been the most accurate for me with IMR 4064 close behind.

You bet Vic, slower burning than the old standby powders for the 30-30, get that 2200 fps with 170's at lower pressures, nicer to the old steel to boot.

I forgot to point out I'm shooting a 125 grain Sierra Sptz. Pro-Hunter. Bullet number #2120. I'm shooting 32 grains of Surplus 4895. I began at 30 grains & worked up .5 at a time. Here's Wednesday's target. 9 shots, 2 different powder charge weights & one sight change. That's a 4" bull.

Another vote for IMR-3031. It just works.

Ed

Anyone use TAC for their .30-30?

TAC works well, especially with 150's.

I tried a bunch of new powders in the .30-30 this past year, after mostly relying on IMR4895 and RL-15 for quite a while. Not surprisingly, since there are so many powders in the IMR4895/RL-15 burn-rate range, a bunch of powders worked very well. Among the stars were:

Speer 100-grain Plinker: 35.0 RL-7 @ 3000 fps

Prvi Partisan 110 RN: 34.0 RL-7 @ 2900 fps

Sierra 125 FNHP: 35.0 LT-32 @ 2700 fps
(2nd most accurate load)

Hornady 150 RN: 32.0 IMR4895 @ 2150 fps (3rd most accurate load)
38.5 Leverevolution @ 2450 fps (average accuracy but top velocity 150's)
33.0 TAC @ 2350 fps (better accuracy than Leverevolution, but not quite as fast)

Hornady 160 FTX: 37.0 Leverevolution @ 2470 fps

Nosler 170 Partition: 32.5 Varget @ 2200 fps

Speer 170 FN: 36.0 Leverevolution @ 2400 fps
32.0 grains Norma 201 @ 2300 fps (most accurate load of any tried)

These were shot in a 24-inch barrel (Winchester Model 64).

Good info, thanks John.

I have everything I need to load for my 30/30. But it really shoots the Federal blue box 150s so good I just keep picking a couple boxes up at WM several times a year.

Yes good info.

I got excellent results with LVR and 170g Noslers. High velocity and good accuracy. CFE 223 did almost as well.

I use Varget in my carbine and Hornady bullets,

35.5g for 150's = 2230fps and 34g for 170's = 2120 fps

Excellent accuracy in three different carbines