I have been using BD for .223 for years and really liking it. I would also like to come up with some BD loads for 30/30. Perhaps to use with some Berry bullets or 150 Rem CL.

Thank you,

16.5 BD and Remington 110 RNSP (Carbine bullet) will penetrate a small TN deer in broadside shot from model 336.

It is going 2100 and change from my 14" TC barrel.

Berrey 150 gr. plated bullet. 12.5 gr. Blue Dot, 1750 fps. in a Savage 340, 30-30. Deadly at 100 yds. As you start to go beyond 1800 fps. with the Berrey bullet the accuraccy dramaticly falls off. For small Pacific coastal deer it probably would be just fine to 100 yds. or so.

Greg Mushial has some blue dot 170gr cast bullet loads.

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

Blue Dot Range Report: 30/30 Winchester

Case: Remington

Primer: Fed 210

Bullets: Winchester 110 gr RN, Hornady 170 grain FN



110 grain RN:

7grs: 1162 fps 13grs: 1858 fps
8grs: 1266 fps 14grs: 1924 fps
9grs: 1358 fps 15grs: 2087 fps
10grs: 1542 fps 16grs: 2143 fps
11grs: 1706 fps 17grs: 2244 fps
12grs: 1720 fps 18grs: 2322 fps


170 grains Flat Nose

7grs: 1009 fps 12grs: 1473 fps
8grs: 1078 fps 13grs: 1555 fps
9grs: 1153 fps 14grs: 1597 fps
10grs: 1277 fps 15grs: 1685 fps
11grs: 1389 fps


Notes:

1. This is a great youth rifle in 30/30. Recoil is even much lower than factory 30/30 loads.
2. Penetration of an 8 inched diameter pine for a back stop, was penetrated completely thru with a velocity of 1000 fps with the 170 grain bullet and with a velocity of 1200 fps with the 110 grain round nose.

hey seafire how about some 300WSM loads?

Paul,

my apologies, but I don't one anything chambered in that round...

one gentleman from Texas worked up some loads a while ago on here for the 300 WSM, based on some of the data that I sent to him from the 300 Win Mag and the 30/06...

PM me and I'll be happy to forward those to you, if you want to work up some yourself...

this guy reported really good accuracy with it...

as I have found, short fat cases respond the best to Blue Dot, versus long cases....at least in the flexibility dept...

Seafire, off the subject a bit, but are all your Blue Dot findings available in a single document somewhere?

Thanks
Rob

Naw, they aren't Robin...

Some guys have been suggesting I put it all in a booklet to sell... but there are still other calibers that I haven't done, that I should be part of that sort of project...

however, a booklet costs money... to PM or email me and tell me what you are looking for, and me emailing the info back to you, doesn't cost money... most guys like that price better....

It can get a little spendy doing all of that testing.. I have tested a fair amount of cartridges.. but not as many as it seems others would like info on....

cheers
seafire

Do the Berry plated bullets for the 30-30 need to have cases belled or do they reload like a conventional jacketed bullet? Thanks, Bob

I ALWAYS 'bell'a 30/30 case, just a hair.. and I never have any problems.. I use to loose some before I started 'belling' the case with each load...

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Originally posted by bobc:
Do the Berry plated bullets for the 30-30 need to have cases belled or do they reload like a conventional jacketed bullet? Thanks, Bob

Long neck resize and load. I found a target and it measured a 10 shot group @ 50 yds. and it measured less than .6" roger

Thanks! I'll give these a try. Bob

Bob, I do chamfer the neck lip ID. roger