Any brand name bullet would be worth trying. They are labeled 30-30 and therefore have the blunt nose and crimp ring. 'Cept for hornady's plastic point which I don't think we can buy yet. I'm using Sierra seconds at the moment, and when they get the crimp ring in the wrong place, well they crimp up OK without it.
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I always liked the Speers because they have the best ballistic coefficients of the .308 FNs. Hornady's Web site says the gummy-tip bullets are avaiable to reloaders, but I haven't seen any yet.
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Just because it makes me think of days gone by I like the Rem/Pete's 150's and my Model 94. Buy bulk from Midway and use either IMR 3031, or H335, the ball is better.
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Berrey makes a 150gr Flat Nose copper plated bullet That when shot around 1800fps has proven accurate in a number of 30 Cal. rifles including the 30-30. They are a low cost, accurate bullet that yields low recoil and is just fun to shoot.It may not be prudent today to use such a bullet at this velocity for deer, but over 100 years ago lead bullets traveling at this speed were doing it with a lot of success. roger
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The most accurate bullet in my son's 30-30 is the Nosler 170 grain Partition. I just bought an older Marlin 336 Carbine in 30-30, and I'm using the same bullet. 30.5 grains of IMR-4895 is the powder charge, for both rifles.
I emailed nosler the other day about their 30-30 partition bullets and they returned my emai and in the letter they told me they are coming out with a 150 grain ballistic silvertip next year.
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Originally posted by 33806whelen: I emailed nosler the other day about their 30-30 partition bullets and they returned my emai and in the letter they told me they are coming out with a 150 grain ballistic silvertip next year.
Originally posted by 33806whelen: I'm looking for a good flat or round nose bullet, 150 or 170 grain weight area, with cannelure. What are you guys using?
I am about out of Nosler Solid base bullets and they don't make them anymore so I need to find a new pill to poke holes in deer with.
I Still have a couple hundred Nosler flatbase 170gr bullets and when I finally use them up I'll switch to the Nosler 170gr partition.
It's not like you really spend all that much on the projectiles relative to the other costs of hunting.
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Berrey makes a 150gr Flat Nose copper plated bullet That when shot around 1800fps has proven accurate in a number of 30 Cal. rifles including the 30-30. They are a low cost, accurate bullet that yields low recoil and is just fun to shoot.It may not be prudent today to use such a bullet at this velocity for deer, but over 100 years ago lead bullets traveling at this speed were doing it with a lot of success. 
roger
