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I wish to hunt everything this year with my savage 99, chambered in 3030. not wonting to hot rod it but I do wish to get best I can . torn between nosler 150 and 165 partt. what say you guys?

Have you considered the Nosler partition 170 gr. made for the .30-30?

I'm a HUGE fan of Partitions (and Savage 99's), but not necessarily out of a 30-30. If you want the most out of it, I'd say take a really hard look at the Hornady 160gr FTX Leverevolution.

Exactly how I'd roll.

Can you even get a 165gr Partition to work in the magazine? Not even sure about the 150

it shoots the ftx really good, 1 inch and at times under. with the hogs being the harder targets I was wondering about it not penetrating as needed? the 170 should work for sure, guess that is the way to go.

I shot a hog (approx. 200 lbs.) at 60 yds. a few months back with a 376 Steyr using 270 grain Hornady spire Points at 2600 fps. The shot was on the shoulder and the hog flattened on the spot. I rolled it over to view the exit hole and there was none! They are some tough critters.

I am not familiar with the magazine length on the 99, but I tried loading spritzers in a Savage 340 and found most 150 gr were too long. I found a couple that worked. Accuracy was not as good with 125-130 gr bullets as with a 170 Corelokt over Varget powder. I never tried the FTX. That might be a good option if you want a little better trajectory.

got 1 hog with factory load 160 fxt and dropped at shot but was maybe 50 yards and hit no bone. parts of slug were all over far side inside.

Most 150 grain spitzer shapes that I tried were too long to work in the 99 unless you snipped the lead tip off.
That was forty years ago so some might fit now days,
A 110 Barnes might work well.

I have used Federal blue box and Remington cor-lokt with great success. With a scope the Hornady leverevolutions do give you some extra yardage.

Any .30 bullet intended for .30-30 use will be just fine in your rifle and for your purposes. Every bullet manufacturer has put a lot of thought into the construction of their .30-30 bullets, being that they are so hugely popular nobody wants to get the reputation for making bad bullets. Close your eyes and pick one.

IMO there's no need for premo bullets at iron sighted .30-30 ranges. Good old fashioned cup-and-cores work just fine. I would maybe change my tune if I had a remote chance of filling a big game tag while hunting deer, but that's about it. Heck, I've been killing deer for decades with flat nosed cast bullets. I would also be a little leery about .30 spitzers intended for a lot higher than .30-30 velocities, and besides they may not feed as reliably as RN's or FN's, not to mention the length issue.

With 30/30s it matters more where you put it than which of all-about-the-same you put. Go with whichever 150+ grain shoots best and put it on the money. It'll work as well as anything. Miss your mark by much, and you'll see why so many moved on to cartridges with power more forgiving of shot placement.

30-30 factory ammo is very good, fairly inexpensive, and easy to find.

I'd suggest starting with a box of the Winchester/Olin 150 grain Deer Season XPs.

Yep. As cheap as .30-30 factory ammo is, and being that they all make excellent stuff, I probably wouldn't bother loading for it, but for the fact that I'm a died in the wool experimenter and bullet caster.

in 45yrs i have not found any hog that a 150/170 gr rem corelock would not kill

in 45yrs i have not found any hog that a 150/170 gr rem corelock would not kill or deer

my older sister (76) shot her moose with my handloaded 160g hornady ftx. entered in front of the right shoulder at the neck crease,went through to the lungs and turned them to soup. granted it was only 75 yards but it did the job. and should fit the 99 length.

And how is this relevant ? Not a 30-30 (not even close ). Not a 99 Savage. What is the point?