How fast can you make a 150grain bullet go in a 30-30 lever gun, and still keeping the pressure safe?

I have a friend who loads the chamber with a pointed bullet and the magazines with flat points of course...

Any body know how fast a pointed bullet is compared to a flatpoint?

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Originally posted by Exit31:
How fast can you make a 150grain bullet go in a 30-30 lever gun, and still keeping the pressure safe?

I have a friend who loads the chamber with a pointed bullet and the magazines with flat points of course...

Any body know how fast a pointed bullet is compared to a flatpoint?

And do these flat points hit the same place as the spitzer?

probably be pushing it trying to get a 150 grain going much above 2300fps.

i worked up some loads in my win 94 just to play with,my b-in-law used them in his marlin and they worked well. they shoot to the same group.i will look tommorow and let you know the speed.

My Winchester 94 rifle, 24" barrel showed 2,275 feet per second with a stiff load of H335 and the R-P 150 RNCL bullets.

sorry it took so long.found the book i used imr 3031 powderi worked up to 34.0 grs.for 2475 fps. it wa sdone in the early 80's so work up.my brother- in-law went to his shooting range to sight in his marlin with these loads and after the first shot or 2 the range boss asked what type cal. he was shooting cuz they are a lot louder than factory loads,just work up and be careful.

Man, I don't know! I do get 2300 FPS with a .308", 150-grain Sierra in my 7.62X39mm CZ 527 with 31.5 grains of H335. 18.5" barrel. This is pretty hot, but I get ten reloads from a batch of brass......

i don't do it all the time it was one of those moments when you say to yourself hmmm.i also ran the 35 whelen i have up to 2900 fps.now i don't shoot them it was just to see if it could be done without blowing anything up includeing me.

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Originally posted by El Deguello:
Man, I don't know! I do get 2300 FPS with a .308", 150-grain Sierra in my 7.62X39mm CZ 527 with 31.5 grains of H335. 18.5" barrel. This is pretty hot, but I get ten reloads from a batch of brass......

As you know I load the 7.62 x 39 as well and have gone with 150, 165, & 180 grains in test loads. The catch here is the .30-30 is not rated for the pressures of the X 39 case. Yes, you can get 150's at 2300 and I've shot 165's at 2150... but pressures exceed what I would want in my lever action.