Why do I want a 30-30??
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Looks good in Stainless steel !Santa was good to me this year !
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Jaguarundi , I like that!!
Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buck Elliott wrote:I live in Wyoming. ALL of my shots are well within 200 yards. I hunt deer, elk & antelope, plus the occasional coyote.FOTIS wrote:I live in Wyoming. Most of my shots are over 200 yards. Very rarely do I get an opportunity to hunt the timber and if I do it is always for elk.
I hunt with a '92 .44 Mag.; a '73 .45 Colt & an '86 in .45-70.
I try to get as close as I can. Then I get closer...
PS: I DO have a .223 for 'yotes & prairie dogs
Well here is another one that grew up in Wyoming and the 30/30 and its cuz the 32 Special I use have taken taken 40+ years of antelope, deer and elk. Yes I own bolt guns with scopes, but I've never thought being able to shoot at long range was the name of the game. Taking game cleanly is what it is all about and the 30/30 will do the job. Personally I think stalking close to my target is the real thrill, so for me a levergun and the last few years, a heavy handgun have been the tools of choice. Try it, you might like it.
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Shucks Buck, how come you aren't using a .219 built around a Marlin 336 so you can scope it!Buck Elliott wrote:FOTIS wrote:I live in Wyoming. Most of my shots are over 200 yards.
PS: I DO have a .223 for 'yotes & prairie dogs
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Thanks.That 336 SS will be the ticket for the Humid Swamps I hunt in.Chuck 100 yd wrote:Jaguarundi , I like that!!
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Chuck 100 yd wrote:Jaguarundi , I like that!!
+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Good topic. I just finished a Gunbroker 30-30 odessy acquiring 4 Winchester 94's and 1 Marlin straight stock rifles. I didn't pay 1 cent more than $300.00 for any of them. Why? I dunno, got an itch I suppose. They all have finish issues, I'm sending one to Mac at the Shootin Iron store for some gunkote refinish.
Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
With 4 Winchesters and a Marlin, you ought to fit right in here! Welcome aboard!
- O.S.O.K.
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Sweet! What's the load if I may ask? I just put up 40 rounds with 29 and 30 grains (20 each) of W748 to give a whirl.Chuck 100 yd wrote:O.S.O.K. , That bullet of yor`n is the spittin image of the Lyman 311041 that does so well in my .30-30`s
Can`t have too many .30-30`s.
50yd target.
And dirtcowboy - welcome to the board! Where do you hail from?
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
hell yes i can can relate
Dave Bateman .
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If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words, matches cause fires and spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat.
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
O.S.O.K., Sorry, I just saw your post. The load was/is 18.0 gr IMR 4198
for 1595 fps. A very accurate and soft load for target shooting in all .30-30`s that I have tried it in.
I have pushed them much harder with IIRC 23 gr. of the same powder but groups open more as they get hotter. The worst were about 1 1/2" @ 50yd.when the velocity get up close to 2000fps. They also start to string vertically also in my rifles. YMMV
Have fun!
for 1595 fps. A very accurate and soft load for target shooting in all .30-30`s that I have tried it in.
I have pushed them much harder with IIRC 23 gr. of the same powder but groups open more as they get hotter. The worst were about 1 1/2" @ 50yd.when the velocity get up close to 2000fps. They also start to string vertically also in my rifles. YMMV
Have fun!
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Thanks for the welcome. I was a member when I lived in CA. but when I moved up here I got lost. I'm from central Montana, Havre to be exact, and now we have a home and land in Eureka, way up in the NW corner of the state. I'll come clean, I am a Border Patrol Agent with 16 years in. Try not to hold that against me.O.S.O.K. wrote:Sweet! What's the load if I may ask? I just put up 40 rounds with 29 and 30 grains (20 each) of W748 to give a whirl.Chuck 100 yd wrote:O.S.O.K. , That bullet of yor`n is the spittin image of the Lyman 311041 that does so well in my .30-30`s
Can`t have too many .30-30`s.
50yd target.
And dirtcowboy - welcome to the board! Where do you hail from?
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
I ain't read this thread, and have been thinking on the answer I'd give to just the question in the title for several days... so:
CAUSE IT'S JUST PLAIN UN-AMERICAN NOT TO OWN ONE!
All the stuff about ballistics, nostalgia, "THE deer cartridge", the great arms it's chambered in is just so much rhetoric.
NOW... I'll go back and read what everyone else has said!
CAUSE IT'S JUST PLAIN UN-AMERICAN NOT TO OWN ONE!
All the stuff about ballistics, nostalgia, "THE deer cartridge", the great arms it's chambered in is just so much rhetoric.
NOW... I'll go back and read what everyone else has said!
Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Griff wrote:I ain't read this thread, and have been thinking on the answer I'd give to just the question in the title for several days... so:
CAUSE IT'S JUST PLAIN UN-AMERICAN NOT TO OWN ONE!
All the stuff about ballistics, nostalgia, "THE deer cartridge", the great arms it's chambered in is just so much rhetoric.
NOW... I'll go back and read what everyone else has said!
Why bother, you've said it all. . . . . . .
All it takes for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing.
Previous member of Mr. Kelly's forum.
Previous member of Mr. Kelly's forum.
Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Here is my new toy! My wife is awesome.
She gave me this for Christmas! What a gal!
Marlin 336 30-30!
She gave me this for Christmas! What a gal!
Marlin 336 30-30!
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Re: Why do I want a 30-30??
Excellent! It looks just like mine, even with the camo nylon sling; except mine has the Centennial bronze decal in the stock. You'll love it. Congratulations!