Bolt action 30-30 loads

[Westcoastmountainman]

Hey all, been wondering about some of your pet loads for a bolt action 30-30. I am currently using 130 Sierra pro hunters with 34.5 grains of imr 3031. Was using leverevoution at 38 gr. Great powder by the way if any of you haven't tried it yet. It's a hot powder, burns super clean. Ran some old round nose loads to get rid of them.... Wanted the brass..... Then ran some loads using my leverevoution. It cleaned up really well.

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[aflineman]

Leverevolutions shoot nice. I have not taken an animal with one though, so I can't speak for that. Mine are ran through levers and a single shot nowadays. By bolt 30-30 is long gone.

 

[Certaindeaf]

No real input save that that's a nice rifle!
And 130 seems to be a good weight to me.
I think it's Federal that makes a heap of 130gr 30-06 and .308 loads just for the Australia market.

 

[DizzyJ]

Call me naive. Didn't even know 30-30 was avail as a bolt gun!

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

It's not to my knowledge but it was made in 49/50.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Call me naive. Didn't even know 30-30 was avail as a bolt gun!

Bolt action, box magazine fed 12 gauges too!

If I had that gun I'd name it Bo, short for rainbow.


lol, not really

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

I used to own a stevens bolt action 12ga. Great rabbit gun. Slugs we're fun too.

 

[Member 34319]

I can't offer any loading advice for 30-30.

However I'll comment on your rifle.

Freaking cool!

I love unique guns like yours, where traditionally 30-30 is a lever gun cartridge, but in this case a bolt action.

Just plain cool.

Makes me want to look into finding one. I bet you could throw a 9mm suppressor out front and load subs for a hell of a cool package.

 

[Member 34319]

Quick google search and found a good read.

There is some load data in this article too OP.

The Savage Model 340: An American Classic | A Tale of Two Thirties

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

I've always liked these guns my self.

That article is ok to read. The author drones on. But also gives alot of good info.

You can find one in pawnshops, and on gun broker, let alone on this website. I paid 135 out the door for this one.

Best part is I can load pointed bullets.
Pictured below is the 130 gr Sierra Pro Hunter.

 

[Member 34319]

I've always liked these guns my self.

That article is ok to read. The author drones on. But also gives alot of good info.

You can find one in pawnshops, and on gun broker, let alone on this website. I paid 135 out the door for this one.

Best part is I can load pointed bullets.
Pictured below is the 130 gr Sierra Pro Hunter.

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Well I have all the stuff to load 30-30 but haven't really stepped into it much. This rifle would be great for heavy 30 cal bullets.

Like a hillbilly 300 blackout!

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

I'm just limited by the magazine length. If I did the single shot routine, then no problem.

 

[KKG]

There's been a couple of Bolt Guns chambered for the .30-30 Winchester over the years. Had one with the Sears & Sawbuck name on it for a while. I ran into the same issue of the magazine length being the limiting factor.

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

Here are a few pictures of what I'm talking about with the magazine length.

 

[KKG]

Yep, that's just the problem most people ran into with the Bolt Guns.

 

[RVTECH]

Don't own a bolt but I have three 30-30 levers and I am currently loading 12 grains of Unique with the 100 grain Speer 'Plinker' bullets. Chronos at around 1700 FPS, almost no recoil, low report and super accurate.

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

Be a nice varmint round

 

[Twodogs]

I don't own one but I would look at the barnes 130gr flat point I think that would be a great bullet for a 30-30.

 

[Mark W.]

Not a pointed bullet but I am a big fan of the Sierra 125gr HP FP I use them in my tube fed 30-30's my Rugar Blackhawk in 30 carbine and in my M1 carbine.

 

[Westcoastmountainman]

I honestly would like to stay with the spitzers or spire points. Mainly because I am not confined to a tube fed firearm. I really like the heavier 150's but they're too long for for my box magazine. While I have considered going back to round nosed and flat points, I'd like to stay with the direction I'm going.