What 30-30 ammo do you like best?

That looks like King Kong with a bear's head. For $300 you ought to at least get a decent picture of a bear.
 
Kcub you can get a lee hand press for $50 and a lee scale for $25. That will get you started after picking up dies.

It's not hard to reload this way and yeah it can get expensive if you want the best but you will get 100% the ammo you want.

Yes they still make the lee loader and I have one in 30-30. I would never use it but I have one that was given to me.
 
I bought a Huntington hand press during the ammo shortage, I'm sceered of it. Maybe I'll pick up some 30-30 dies. But then I'd need components.
 
I know you wanted something cheaper than the Hornaday's but they are on sale through Sportsmans Guide for $16 a box. Doesn't get much better than that.
 
Unfortunately the range won't allow rifle over 223 in the bays where you can plink cans. I talked them into allowing 30-30 with cowboy loads. Looks like HSM is it.
 
What 30-30 ammo do you like best?
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In regards to recoil. All cartridges show some recoil. But.__ 150 gr Federal do bother the shoulder of this shooter. Especially when shot out the barrel of my model 94 carbine. I don't know why. But some of the worse shoulder battering I've encountered has come from a plain jane 94 30-30 Winchester. As far as bullet profile & brand. I don't have a preference in store bought cartridges. Although I'm slightly leaning towards Remington's 170 gr. F-P Core-Lokt. Frankly, the cheapest and best store bought ammo available. Is the brand and bullet weight you chose for your application.
 
170 grain

Since I started shooting and reading all the gun publications in the 1950's, the 170 grain was considered the best 30-30 bullet for deer. Most hardware stores that sold ammo, carried the 170 grain rounds. The 150's were harder to find.
 
I always shot Federal 150 grain

I always went with Federal 150 grain 30-30 ammo, it was always RN or FP for tube magazines. I haven't purchased a commercial 30-30 round in many years though.
 
In the OP's defense , he did say factory loads only, and added PLEASE. Why did no one respect his question? He also said he was not interested in performance. Why can't he get what he asked for? I thought he was pretty clear as to what he wanted.
I don't know what his needs are , nor does anyone else here. I too like to reload for light loads, but he makes it clear he is not comfortable with that. He knows his capabilities much better than we do. Just answer his original question. Everything else is personal experiences. Cut the guy some slack!
 
Remington has "Managed Recoil" 125 gr sp ammo for about $16.00 a box.
MV 2175fps, ME 1315ft lbs.
Look on ammoseek.com.
 
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