Which of the two do you guys think would be a better choice on black bear and hogs. Using a winchester 94 30/30---- Winchester 170 gr. silver tips -or -- federal 170 gr. nosler partitions

Partitions.

I'm a big fan of the Barnes-X but the Partition is a far better choice over the the silver-tips.

Tanoose, I don't think it matters a great deal at 30-30 velocities, but I don't use Silvertips so that's a WAG. FWIW, I doubt any bullet will kill any better from that cartridge than a Core-Lokt, Hornady, or Speer. I have heard that in the past Silvertips were iffy insofar as reliable expansion, consider that a third hand rumor.

Partitions do open up very well so you won't go wrong with them, but for the most part all of the bullets intended for the 30-30 have thin jackets, and their round or flat nose will open up readily. I've used the 30-30 for over 20 years at this point and see little difference betweent the 150 and 170 grain bullets for hog of deer. Either will do the job.

Silver Tips for sure.

We are talking 30/30 velocities so, You're gonna need something that will expand alittle.

Good Luck!

Reloader

At 30-30 velocities there will not be enough difference to matter.

The plain old Winchester and Remington loads have killed a mess of game when shot from 3-30 firearms. The 30-30 has been around a LONG time and the ammo manufacturers have developed loads that work well in it.

Having said that, I cannot imagine the situation where you can go wrong shooting Nosler Partitions.

R F

I agree with reloader

I don't think with 30 30 velocity, and the thin skin on a black bear the partition will open up properly.

I have shot quite a few moose with silvertips in mo 30 06 and had quite good luck.

I have had great results with both Partitions and
core-Lokts on boar. At 30-30 velocities, core-Lokts should work just fine, and I suspect they're less expensive than the Partitions.
Good hunting.
Best, Starcharvski.

Any good 170 grain bullet should do fine. I like the partitions but I don't quess I ever used them in the 30-30.

If you reload, let me encourage you to check out the Speer 170 gr.

It's made with their "hot-core" process, so it holds together well (though at 30-30 vel. not a problem), and it expands nicely.

What's more, it's ballistic coefficient is .304! Not that a person would ever take a "long" shot with a 30-30, but between 100 and 200 yards it preserves its already modest velocity better than a Partition or Silvertip.

Anyway, good luck, and I'm sure you'll do well no matter what you choose.

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