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Reloading
As Promised, 30-30 Load Data
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 313156" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>That is some very good groups for a leaver gun. But your velocity is way too slow to expect much if any expansion from even an A-max at much over 100 yards. Your load according to my Hornady loading manual should only have a MV of 2000 fps. According to the Hornady manual the .308 168 A-Max is supposed to operate between 2300 and 3400 fps muzzle velocity. Do the game you will be hunting a great honor and please get with in 150 yards before you shoot them with your 30-30 Win or get more gun. I have shot a few deer with the 30-30 in my time and you need bullet performance for a quick kill. A deer size animal can go a long way with just a small hole punched through their lungs by a non expanding 30 cal bullet. I have shot a few deer with cast bullets in a 45-70 and I can tell you that deer can go quite a long ways after taking a non expanding cast slug through the lungs. The hole in the hide tends to seal it self up and they bleed on the inside and you don't have a blood trail to track either. Chance of loosing the game is really high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 313156, member: 10178"] That is some very good groups for a leaver gun. But your velocity is way too slow to expect much if any expansion from even an A-max at much over 100 yards. Your load according to my Hornady loading manual should only have a MV of 2000 fps. According to the Hornady manual the .308 168 A-Max is supposed to operate between 2300 and 3400 fps muzzle velocity. Do the game you will be hunting a great honor and please get with in 150 yards before you shoot them with your 30-30 Win or get more gun. I have shot a few deer with the 30-30 in my time and you need bullet performance for a quick kill. A deer size animal can go a long way with just a small hole punched through their lungs by a non expanding 30 cal bullet. I have shot a few deer with cast bullets in a 45-70 and I can tell you that deer can go quite a long ways after taking a non expanding cast slug through the lungs. The hole in the hide tends to seal it self up and they bleed on the inside and you don't have a blood trail to track either. Chance of loosing the game is really high. [/QUOTE]
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