What factory ammo do you hog hunters reccommend for use in the winchester 94 30/30 range may be to 50 yards.

Any of it except the 22 Accelerator if they still make that. On the other hand, if your 30-30 will shoot 1-2 inches at 50 yards even the Accelerators kill stone dead on head shots.

Either 150 or 170gr is fine... I'd choose the heavier bullet always, but that's just my preference.

I shot the 94 this weekend there inside a quarter at 50 yards with factory winchester 170 gr. silvertips. I will use this load not only for hogs but for deer and bear. I hope the silvertips hold up i am getting mixed reviews on this bullet so i will have to test them for myself.

i thought you had to go to a french autoloader if you shot anything but 170 SP's in a 30/30...

mixed reviews? that would probably be from misses, not hits


jeffe

I can shoot a model 94 inside a quarter at 50 yards too. Of course, it depends on where you put the quarter, and, oh.....just one shot.

I have used 150 and 170 and could not tell the dif within 50 yards. I saw a new load last week. It was at Wallmart 150 gr HP . It did not have any exposed lead. the bullet looked like a copper pill iwht a hole in the end.

150gr or 170gr...it doesn't matter. I've killed untold numbers of hogs with a 30-30 and it's the grain of the ammo doesn't matter.
I personally use 150's because it's more of an "all around" grain weight but thats the only reason. The most important thing is bullet placement. The second most important thing is bullet placement. When you forget #2 see #1.