Spire Point Bullets in 30-30

[RVTECH]

Finally got out yesterday to try this out. Excellent results! The weather was cold with snow on the ground so I picked out some random targets at about 50 yards which were some nice fire blackened small cut off trees about 1.5" in diameter poking up out of the snow. I shot several shots at one and did not see any splintering or movement and thought I was missing it. I walked out to it and saw one trough in the snow behind the stump from the bullets. Looking at the small stump I saw several holes from he bullets. The stump was damp and the bullets were not moving fast enough to expand so they passed clean through like FMJ. I suspect these will do 1" or less on paper benchrested. I also attribute part of the accuracy to the Williams receiver sight I installed so when I go back to standard FP bullets I'll compare and see if the SP bullets were in actuality more accurate.

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[bballer182]

You actually had them loaded in the tube magazine like that? Or did you load one at a time?

 

[RVTECH]

One at a time. They were too long to cycle from the tube and I would only have been able to put one in the tube anyway due to the pointed bullets.

 

[Nwcid]

No reason they should not shoot well considering that is the same thing the majority of other .30 cal guns shoot......

 

[bballer182]

One at a time. They were too long to cycle from the tube and I would only have been able to put one in the tube anyway due to the pointed bullets.

OK, figured you did. Just making sure. I figure you to be a smart guy. But you never know these days...

 

[RVTECH]

No reason they should not shoot well considering that is the same thing the majority of other .30 cal guns shoot......

And considering this is the only .30 caliber rifle I have I needed to do something with the bullets so I might as well send 'em downrange.
Sure is easier on ammo only being able to load one at a time!

 

[PAhillbilly3030]

Most spire points going up grain scale wont cycle in tublar mag. Plus extremely un-safe. I've seen guys post "why would you want to make a single shot out of a lever gun". Personally i have tried pointed bullets in my Whiny 94. Worked real well, hitting silouette target at 200yds.