.30-30 load info. request with jacketed bullets(light loads)

[junkwrencher]

I would like to load something equal to .357 rifle velocity(less than 2000fps with 125 grain Sierra jacketed hollow points.).

[Griff]

Why? That little 125 HP in the 24xx-25xx fps range is a flat flyer... and quite accurate. It's the reason my .30-30 rifle is one of my favorite coyote guns. Within 135 yards I think it's an infallible combination.

But... if you really want to be under 2,000fps, you could just drop 2-3 grains off the 130grain loads on the Hodgdon website and would probably be in that range. I don't think that you'd be in any danger of excessively light loads by keeping within 15% of maximum. That's a little less than my usual starting point of 10% of max for a bullet & powder combination I have no experience with. The only listing on the web for actual 125 bullets is on the Accurate Powder site.

[junkwrencher]

Thanks griff, how about .312 or .313 jacketed pistol bullets in a .308 bore? Will this ruin my barrel? I've read of people doing this with the .30-30. I don't have a problem doing this with cast. As for the why? I like the mildness of the .357 but I want to shoot my .30-30 instead of buying another rifle. I've been shooting a .357 Marlin with factory jacketed ammo and the muzzle doesn't rise enough to break the sight picture and I like that, my .30-30 rises enough I lose sight of the target.

[86er]

Ricky and I loaded a bunch of 110 gr softpoints to 2000 fps and then some 125 gr softpoints to 2000 fps. The 125's mimic the Remington Managed Recoil load for 30-30. I don't know the data, Ricky should be along to spit it out or PM RKrodle and ask him directly. BTW, the 110's were extremley accurate and had virtually no recoil and low noise. They performed poorly on game up to deer size so I don't recommend them for that. The 125's proved to hold together better and penetrate more on game but I'd keep it to 100 yds max range. The 125's were accurate enough for 100 yd fun but the groups were 3X the size of the one's made by 110's in this particular rifle.