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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

161.0. "Official .30-30 Deer Load note" by DECWET::HELSEL (Well....isn't that special?) Mon Apr 25 1988 17:06

    What do you load for a .30-30 hunting load, which by the way,
    is a fine deer round in brush country?
    
    Brett.
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161.1??CSC32::WATERSThe Agony of DeleteMon Apr 25 1988 17:334
    Brett I've been through 5 of these notes already. What's up ?
    Did your windfall come in or what ?
    
   
161.2I wasn't sure whether to add .44DECWET::HELSELWell....isn't that special?Mon Apr 25 1988 20:4421
    No.  I was reading the note on .308 loads.  Here in the off season,
    I am going to experiment with loads.  I thought rather than just
    enter 1 load it would be best to add a seperate note for each
    caliber.  That way, people would be more likely to discuss say
    a .xx load in one particular file rather than .xx's, .yy's
    and .kk-kk's all in one file.  This makes for tough reading when
    people are toggling back and forth between loads.
    
    This is the simplest file structure that I could think of.  I figured
    I would set a precedent and then if say, John Q. Noter wanted to
    know about loads of a particular caliber, John could add a new note.
    
    I don't even have a .257 Roberts or a .243, but I thought others
    in this file might.
    
    Besides Mark, this is a pretty dormant file.  I thought I would
    liven it up.  Are you going to enter your killer Elk loads so
    I can take advanteage of your positive experience this year or what?
    
    Brett.
    
161.3My .30-30 for deer.DECWET::HELSELWell....isn't that special?Mon Apr 25 1988 23:569
    My deer load for .30-30 is 24 grains of Reloader 7 pushing
    a 170 grain flat nose Sierra bullet.  The muzzle velocity of this
    load is around 2000 ft/sec.  
    
    The ballistics are not that good beyond 100 yards, but that's
    what I consider the .30-30 range to be.  Therefore, this has
    been a nice load for my taste.
    
    Brett.
161.4Here we go again!!!LILAC::MKPROJREAGAN::ZORETue Apr 26 1988 09:039
>    What do you load for a .30-30 hunting load, which by the way,
>    is a fine deer round in brush country?
    
Is a .30-30 too little for deer?  :-)  Just kidding.  

I didn't know anyone reloaded 30-30's.  Everyone I've ever met who hunted 
with this round bought factory ammo.

Rich
161.5FLATNOSE A MUSTRANGLY::MAHANEY_MIKETue Apr 26 1988 10:441
    
161.6CSC32::WATERSThe Agony of DeleteTue Apr 26 1988 18:217
    re: .2  My killer load ? Factory Remington 30-06 loads. Works every
    time.
    
    This is a pretty slow notes file lately, I agree.
    
    Happy Hunting! I'll let you know how my bear hunt goes, using the
    same killer loads 180 gr.
161.7Caution,,ballistic tips!GENRAL::BOURBEAUWed Apr 27 1988 11:267
    	I've even tried 150 gr. Sierra ballistic tips for my model 94.
    They're very accurate,but,as you should already know,,using them
    makes a single shot rifle out of my lever action. Fun to experiment
    with,though.
    
    	George
    
161.8alway reloaded 30-30FLYSQD::NIEMIThu Jun 30 1988 14:316
    I've loaded many 30-30s. I don't remember what powder or how much
    of it but I like the Speer 150 grain flat point. I've been using
    the older Speer reloading manual for my loads and they seem to work
    out of my Winchester 94 trapper.....
    
    sjn