I am Drew, and I live in Central Texas in the Waco Area. I have been Hunting and Shooting all my Life, but the only Lever Gun I ever had was a Red Rider!
I am Married and have 1 15yo Son! I have been into T/C Contenders for Years, and I have just gotten my first Lever Rifle. It is a Glenfield Model30 in 30-30Win. It was my Great Uncles who passed away in September. He bought it new in 1970, and it was his truck gun. The finish has been pretty much worn off, but the metal and wood are in good shape! It has the Glenfield 4x thin wire ret. scope that came on the rifle 39 years ago! I haven't been able to shoot it YET, but it will be going to the range this week!I am going to test it with some cheap-o ammo from Wally World, but I plan to reload for it, and I have asked a few guys from Specialty Pistols about what Cast bullet they like in their 30-30s and most said the Lyman 311291. Which is a 170gr RnGc bullet. Has anyone here tried that bullet? If not what do Yall cast and shoot in Your 30-30s?
I am sure I will have plenty of Questions for Yall, so please be patient with me! So far I really LOVE Yalls site, and have learned quite a bit just looking over the site today!
Well Thank You in advance for any help, and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Drew
Anyhow, I'm not only glad you got one, but that you intend to shoot cast bullets as well. Way to Go! What I use (and I'm sure others will chime in with the same) is the Lyman 311041, cataloged at 173 grains. It's a flatnose, gascheck bullet that, once you get it loaded into a case, bears a strong resemblance to lots of factory rounds except for being cast as opposed to jacketed. If I just want to plink a bit, I use a non-gascheck 311008, which has that similar 30-30 flatnose contour, at around 115 grains more or less--a great plinker with Unique powder. The latter is a bullet originally intended for the 32-20, but can be sized a little smaller, and is an almost-recoil-free, very accurate option for plinking and game smaller than deer (although I would imagine that there are those that have used it successfully on deer as well). 
