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I am finally getting around to putting some loads together for my '99 B and I have an abundance of 180 grn. Partitions. Do any of the 303 reloaders here run the 180's? Any recommended loads?

Thanks.. BP...

Sorry, can't help with Partition feedback, but my !899 B and 1926 F both love 180 gr Sierra RN bullitz.

Zero reason to use in 303 Savage which is just a 30-30 with a heavy bullet.
As oldotter pointed out any 180 cup-n-core will kill anything you'ld hunt with a 303.

I'd be worried about not having enough MV to open them up? It's a tough bullet.

They would work a lot better coming out of a 300 Win mag at 3,000 ft/s methinks.

This was my concern. I just have a couple hundred of them. I like the cool factor of round noses. I shoot 250 RN hornadys in my 35W.
BP...

These will work. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010506567

Mercy. $68/50. Not this boy, not when garden variety 150-170 grain cup and cores will continue to kill deer with alacrity long after I'm gone, just like they have done for the last 125 years. IMO the .303/.30-30 is one of those cartridges for whom there's not much point in feeding fancy-schmancy bullets. And yeah, I put my money where my mouth is and use a 190 grain soft cast lead flat nosed bullet at 1850-2000fps (depending on the rifle), the same one I've been using since 1980, and deer die very dead from it.

Would I load those Partitions the OP is inquiring about? Sure, for sh*ts and grins, but I wouldn't hunt with them when employing them at sedate muzzle velocities.

Just a thought, sell the excess Partitions in the classifieds and buy twice as many conventional soft points with the proceeds. Oh yea, PM me first with the particulars as a consulting courtesy! 😎

It depends on what you are hunting, but I have found that the most important thing for you to do is to put ANY bullet where it is supposed to go.

If you want to trade Bulletts I will do it!

I use 180 part ions and have many other variety and weights

Pm me if you want to go there!
Thanks

I asked Nosler, and at the time the needed 1800fps to expand. So I don’t use them in 30-30/303.

I have Hot Cores and Interlocks. 165's & 180's. Suggestions on powders?

Thanks for your experience.. BP...

Can't help you with powders but I'll put in a good word for both Hot Cors and Interlocks.

What powders do you have on hand?

I'm working from memory... 3031, R-15, 4350, 4064 and a few others.

BP...

I've heard good things about 3031 in 30-30/303 although I have never loaded it

It doesn't work! LOL

For my money, 3031 is the one to choose from that list. It's what I've religiously stuck by for .30-30/.303 for full-tilt loads over the last 40-50 years. Are there better powders? Quite possibly (I would bet on CFE-223 for one), but I'm quite happy with how 3031 has treated me and I shan't argue with success, nor do I care to continue whipping a race horse while he's 50 feet ahead of #2 when approaching the finish line.

The area I feel the .30-30/.303 offers an even more interesting application than as a deer hunting round is as a short to mid-range target cartridge. With the myriad of suitable .30 bullets available (jacketed and cast) and the myriad of suitable powders (RL-7, 4227, Unique, 2400, 4759, etc.), the possibilities are endless - and more fun than enough awaits an intrepid shooter/experimenter. Put the .30-30 (or .303, if you have cornered the market on brass as a Californian I know has done) in a good single shot or bolt action rifle and prepare to have your life changed.

3031 is my go to, it also smells great 😃

I do believe IMR3031 is the powder I usually load up and use in my 30-30/303 rifles.