i just want to know if anybody has a receipe for low charge loads for a 30 carbine using bullseyes. i have a super black hawk and i would like to use it for my shooting club. we shoot shiloette at 50 yards only using light laod revolvers. any info is welcomed

Check out loading manuals for 32-20 handgun loads.
You can also step down from there to 7.63 (.30) Mauser, 7.62 Tokarev, 7.63 Parabellum (.30 luger) or even one of the rimmed .32 handgun loads. Older Lyman manuals have data for most of these cartridges.

Keep in mind that you are getting into the territory where it is possible to double charge a case so always look in all cases after charging to make sure you have the proper charge.

That was your first post. How much loading have you done? How fast do you want to go?

i am looking under 1000fps. i am only loading 38 spl with 148 hbwc with 2.5 grains of bullseye. i am learning as i go. the loading equipment is not mine. i am using loading equipment at my godfathers house. the only thing i have is the components. i am planning to get my own equipment the more i learn.

thank you for the info ireload2 is it posible to get links for such loads. i have the data for 30 carbine rifle loads so i do need a under power loads so any reload info for the mentioned loads would be very helpful. the powders i have at are bulleyes, irm 700x, sr4756, and herco. 110 grain copper plated bullets. i hope this narrows down what i am looking for. thank you for your time

I suggest that you use one of the faster burning powders for your reduced loads...perhaps your 700-X...that is, something closer to Bullseye or Unique than to H-110.

Why? Because of the ear-splitting muzzleblast from those Ruger Blackhawk revolvers....particularly indoors or under an outdoor range roof. The "faster" burning the powder (and therefore the smaller the charge), the less muzzle blast you should experience.

I have twice owned .30 carbine chambered Blackhawks and in each instance only kept them only a short time because I could not find a way to really enoy them in the field with all that ear-splitting report.

I never did try seriously reduced charges...guess on reflection I should have.

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/ for data using pistol powders. Looking at 357mag and 32-20 load data for Bullseye, it would appear that 4.0 grains is close to a sweet spot.

You won't need any filler, or wads, etc. You'll have to experiment a little above & below 4.0gr to achieve best accuracy.

Have fun. I use Clays (very close speed-wise to Bullseye) to make my plinkers for 30-30 and 45/70. For large rifle cases it seems that 7gr of Clays is the "sweet spot".

I have blown up a couple guns when 30 carbine case heads failed in hot load work ups.

It is NOT a strong case head.

Try any cast bullet of 90-115 gr or Hornady's .32 swaged lead SWC sized to .311" over 3 gr of Bullseye.

Larry Gibson

Iam with larry on this one a 100 to 115 gr cast bullet ahead of a few grs of bullseye or reddot should be jsut right.

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http://www.gmdr.com/lever/ i can not open this link. can you click and paste info on here? i saw load data for 9mm using 115 gr using 4.2 grains of sr4657 would this be safe to build up from. i am thinking maybe 3 grains of 4657. any links or data for 32 20 of 30 nmauser would halp. thank you for your time.

how about small rifle vs small pistol primer. which would be better for revolver. i do have both.

If you use pistol primers in a rifle cartridge they may seat to deep and cause ignition problems. The same goes for rifle primers in a pistol cartridge they may not seat far enough and cause the revolver to not rotate properly.

Here's the correct GMDR link.

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