02 February 2005, 22:54
EXPRESSPet loads for 94?
I know just how vauge and non specific this question may be, being an anal retentive reloader myself at times but;
Is there any one load, or bullet, possibly bullet type that anyone here finds works well in their '94?
I would like to load up a batch of ammo to take on a trip where I will be using a friends rifle back home in Australia.
This means I will not get to do any testing of the load, though it will only be used for up close offhand shooting.
In the past I have used cheap PMC ammo, I think the bullet was a 150gn Winchester elcheapos or something equivalent and they worked just fine. I have grown to love that rifle and use it on all my trips home.
I use the rifle for flushing pigs out of thick scrub, so most shots are well under 50meters, with the very occasional hail mary out at 100 or so m at a departing boar.
Any advice toward a meddle of the road, no fuss load would be appreciated.
03 February 2005, 23:09
rickt300I hesitate to reccomend a load for a rifle that can't be worked up to but 29 grains of IMR 3031 and a 170 grain Speer or Hornady has worked well enough in every Marlin or Winchester 30-30 I ever handled. But I would just buy the same ammo you used last time if it worked and be happy. The 30-30's I have loaded for generally put different loads to different places so you'd have to resight most likely.
04 February 2005, 08:26
ClarkI know nothing about the 30-30 in a 94 compared to a million other guys, but my favorite is:
30-30 1977 Win 94, CCI200, 2.58" [single shot only, ammo too long for feeding] Lyman mold 311291 170 gr .309" bullet round nose 3 lube bands, 25 gr IMR4894, 2.4" group at 100m, ~1700 fps
04 February 2005, 10:36
Dr. Duc34.5 gr IMR 4895 with a 150 gr Win Silvertip. Shoots MOA in both of my 94's