Author Topic: What are ou all shooting (Read 462 times)

Possum · « **on:** December 20, 2003, 05:35:32 PM »

What are you guys shooting with the 30-30 10" barrel. 125gr, 150gr, 165gr? PSP, Nosler, Hornady

? I am fixing to reload some and need a good bullet for Southern deer. Estimated range 25yds -100yds. Deer size is 85-175lbs. Need good expansion at (I'm guessing) 1600-2000fps?

KYODE · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2003, 10:24:02 PM »

i used the 130gr hornady ssp out of my 14" 30-30AI to take 2 does at 50 and 75 yards. expansion was ferocious! maybe a little too soft for my velocities(2500+). it, or the 125gr nosler might work for you.

Gregory · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2003, 04:43:53 AM »

I'm shooting a 300 Whisper out of a 10" barrel and settled on the Remington 125 PSP bullet. The Nosler 125 BT and Hornady 130 gr SSP bullets were slightly more accurate, but at 2000 fps I didn't like the way they worked on gallon milk jugs filled with water, the Remington bullet perfomed better.
I used the Remington bullet to take a spike buck this season, had complete pass through on a just behind the shoulder shot at 30 yds. Ended up with a dead deer that travelled maybe 80 yds after the shot. Not much of a blood trail however.
You may want to try the Remington 150 gr RN bullet, it performed well in my water jug test, but it wasn't as accurate in the Whisper as I wanted.

Possum · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2003, 02:03:39 AM »

Tell me how you performed the water jug test. Do you measure the expansion of the bullet using the exit hole out the back of the water jug? And how far do you perform this test. 100yds?