A pointy bullet load for a 30-30 - 04/07/08
I recently got a Stevens 325-B rifle, After cleaning it up,
patching a couple of wood cracks, and refinishing the stock
(again...somebody had sanded the wood so much that the trigger
guard is completely above the level of the wood).
I loaded some full length sized once fired brass as follows:
brass length = 2.028"
CCI 200 primers
30.0 gr. RL-7 powder
Sierra 125 gr spitzer #2120 bullets seated to a cartridge
overall length of 2.160" (so they would work through the clip).
The bullets are probably a long way from the rifling, but we'll
see how they work.
Shot 4 of these shells & they all worked through the clip fine
with no pressure signs and ejected ok.
The gun has no scope, but I'll be taking it back to the range
to see how it shoots off sandbags. I'll set it up for 50 yds.
I have 2 99's in 30-30 & I'll probably try these loads in them
too.
DO NOT try this load in a tube magazine rifle!
This gun will live in my Jeep. Total investment $125 & 8 or 10
hours of my time.
patching a couple of wood cracks, and refinishing the stock
(again...somebody had sanded the wood so much that the trigger
guard is completely above the level of the wood).
I loaded some full length sized once fired brass as follows:
brass length = 2.028"
CCI 200 primers
30.0 gr. RL-7 powder
Sierra 125 gr spitzer #2120 bullets seated to a cartridge
overall length of 2.160" (so they would work through the clip).
The bullets are probably a long way from the rifling, but we'll
see how they work.
Shot 4 of these shells & they all worked through the clip fine
with no pressure signs and ejected ok.
The gun has no scope, but I'll be taking it back to the range
to see how it shoots off sandbags. I'll set it up for 50 yds.
I have 2 99's in 30-30 & I'll probably try these loads in them
too.
DO NOT try this load in a tube magazine rifle!
This gun will live in my Jeep. Total investment $125 & 8 or 10
hours of my time.