Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
Some time ago there was a thread about the 30-30 and it was mentioned that Berry's makes a 150gr copper plated 30-30 bullet. I have contemplated trying these out so Friday I got my shipment of 500 bullets (free shipping) from Barry's. Hey 6gun if you would like to try a few, let me know.
I have a Marlin 336 with the micro-groove barrel. As such I have read pro and con about shooting lead and concluded that lead bullets without gas check probably wouldn't work well for my me and those cost almost as much as jacketed bullets. The copper plated seemed like a logical choice. They run about 1/2 the cost of jacketed bullets.
I loaded up a few of the new bullets Friday night to take to the range on Saturday morning. I started shooting my usual Varget and W748 jacketed loads. Finally time to try out the new bullets. They state right on the box that max velocity is 1950fps. Well a reduced load of H4895 of around 28.0 or 29.0gr with a 150gr bullet should give me around 2000fps. I thought this would be a good starting place and if they flew apart I would lower the charge the next time.
I shot only two targets 28.0 grain and 29.0 grain. I must have hit a sweet spot with the 29.0gr. I am stoked to say the least. The groups are a little lower than normal because of the reduced recoil of the load but I am still thrilled and can't wait to try a bunch more of these new bullets.
Note the dimple on the flat point of the bullet. btw, they loaded nicely with the Lee Factory Crimp Die.
5-shot groups at 50 yards.
I have a Marlin 336 with the micro-groove barrel. As such I have read pro and con about shooting lead and concluded that lead bullets without gas check probably wouldn't work well for my me and those cost almost as much as jacketed bullets. The copper plated seemed like a logical choice. They run about 1/2 the cost of jacketed bullets.
I loaded up a few of the new bullets Friday night to take to the range on Saturday morning. I started shooting my usual Varget and W748 jacketed loads. Finally time to try out the new bullets. They state right on the box that max velocity is 1950fps. Well a reduced load of H4895 of around 28.0 or 29.0gr with a 150gr bullet should give me around 2000fps. I thought this would be a good starting place and if they flew apart I would lower the charge the next time.
I shot only two targets 28.0 grain and 29.0 grain. I must have hit a sweet spot with the 29.0gr. I am stoked to say the least. The groups are a little lower than normal because of the reduced recoil of the load but I am still thrilled and can't wait to try a bunch more of these new bullets.
Note the dimple on the flat point of the bullet. btw, they loaded nicely with the Lee Factory Crimp Die.
5-shot groups at 50 yards.