best 30 cal bullet

01 November 2007, 00:26

Dan H

Don't pass up the 125g bullets from Sierra or even Remington's 125g psp. Both shoot well for me in nice reduced loads. The fact that they would open and work like varmint bullets at normal velocity won't keep them from holding together at lower speeds. Recoil is the biggest thing I would be concerned about....

Cheers,

Dan

01 November 2007, 02:17

kraky

If hunting in pretty clean shooting (no brush, twigs etc) I'd go with a nos ballistic tip or a hornady sst.

01 November 2007, 04:59

bartsche

A number of us have found that the Berrey 150gr. plated bullet driven at 1800 fps. gives great accuracy from almost all the rifles we've tried. The recoil is almsot non existant. The price of these bullets the last time I bought them was less than $70.00/k.

roger

01 November 2007, 16:06

KSTEPHENS

anyone ever use use the 130 gr. hornady single shot pistol bullet. its apparently designed for the contender 30-30. ill be using it in a savage bolt gun in 30-30 and also down load some in a 16" ruger frontier 308. i'd like to find loads that give them both 2K FPS or so.

02 November 2007, 04:35

kraky

I've used sierra's in my 7-30 waters. I'd say you have a great idea there. I think sierra makes a 30 cal like that to.....if so maybe give the sierra hotline a call and get a recomended load from them for their bullet...they are pretty good with advice there.

02 November 2007, 04:36

kraky

PS--there probably isn't much diff in recoil between a 130 going 2000 fps and one going 2300 anyhow????

02 November 2007, 05:58

Winchester 69

quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
anyone ever use use the 130 gr. hornady single shot pistol bullet. its apparently designed for the contender 30-30. ill be using it in a savage bolt gun in 30-30 and also down load some in a 16" ruger frontier 308. i'd like to find loads that give them both 2K FPS or so.

www.hodgdon.com/data/youth/3030win_y.php

02 November 2007, 16:14

Rojelio

quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
anyone ever use use the 130 gr. hornady single shot pistol bullet. its apparently designed for the contender 30-30. ill be using it in a savage bolt gun in 30-30 and also down load some in a 16" ruger frontier 308. i'd like to find loads that give them both 2K FPS or so.

KSTEPHENS,

I shoot the 130 SSP bullet in my 340 Savage and with 34 gr. of IMR 3031, it'll stay under an inch at 100 yds.

I never chronographed the load so I don't know how fast it's going.

IMR 3031 and W748 both work really well in the 30-30.

Rojelio

02 November 2007, 18:34

KSTEPHENS

quote:
Originally posted by Rojelio:
quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
anyone ever use use the 130 gr. hornady single shot pistol bullet. its apparently designed for the contender 30-30. ill be using it in a savage bolt gun in 30-30 and also down load some in a 16" ruger frontier 308. i'd like to find loads that give them both 2K FPS or so.

KSTEPHENS,

I shoot the 130 SSP bullet in my 340 Savage and with 34 gr. of IMR 3031, it'll stay under an inch at 100 yds.

I never chronographed the load so I don't know how fast it's going.

IMR 3031 and W748 both work really well in the 30-30.

Rojelio

i'd say its getting along pretty good.
Hogden says may load is 31.5 for IMR 3031 at 2300 or so and 33,500 CUP.

02 November 2007, 21:29

Rojelio

quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
quote:
Originally posted by Rojelio:
quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
anyone ever use use the 130 gr. hornady single shot pistol bullet. its apparently designed for the contender 30-30. ill be using it in a savage bolt gun in 30-30 and also down load some in a 16" ruger frontier 308. i'd like to find loads that give them both 2K FPS or so.

KSTEPHENS,

I shoot the 130 SSP bullet in my 340 Savage and with 34 gr. of IMR 3031, it'll stay under an inch at 100 yds.

I never chronographed the load so I don't know how fast it's going.

IMR 3031 and W748 both work really well in the 30-30.

Rojelio

i'd say its getting along pretty good.
Hogden says may load is 31.5 for IMR 3031 at 2300 or so and 33,500 CUP.

It may be pretty hot, but, no pressure signs.

My Hornady manual has 31.4 gr. of IMR 3031 as max for 150 gr. bullets for 2200 fps.

Rojelio