I recently bought a Savage 340A. That rifle lead me to the reloading world so that I could make some 130g spitzer rounds for it.
After some load development I now have it dialed in and its a tack driver! 130g Hornady SP pushed by Reloader 15. Clean and accurate!
With Williams FP-TK rear sight and Marbles front ramp I can ring the 400yrd 24" gong with it almost every shot. Honestly, if my 50 year old eyes were better, I could hit the 18" gong.
So I decided to start loading for my 1981 model Win 94AE and yesterday at the range I was able to ring the 250yrd gong 6 out of 15 shots, standing off hand, rapid fire, with 165g coated Missouri Bullets! I actually ended up knocking the gong off and it now needs repairs.
I hear it all the time, the 30-30 won't go the distance. But it will! I will never get bench rest match results but for ringing steel, and ringing it loudly I might add, the 30-30 gets it done!
After some load development I now have it dialed in and its a tack driver! 130g Hornady SP pushed by Reloader 15. Clean and accurate!
With Williams FP-TK rear sight and Marbles front ramp I can ring the 400yrd 24" gong with it almost every shot. Honestly, if my 50 year old eyes were better, I could hit the 18" gong.
So I decided to start loading for my 1981 model Win 94AE and yesterday at the range I was able to ring the 250yrd gong 6 out of 15 shots, standing off hand, rapid fire, with 165g coated Missouri Bullets! I actually ended up knocking the gong off and it now needs repairs.
I hear it all the time, the 30-30 won't go the distance. But it will! I will never get bench rest match results but for ringing steel, and ringing it loudly I might add, the 30-30 gets it done!