hornady ftx bullets and 30 herrett loads

[ted]

Just bought a box for use with my 30 herrett. Anyone useing them and if so, what loads are you using?

[Keith1]

I have been shooting them in my 14 inch 357 Herrett and they are accurate. I have not hunted with them yet so don't know how they will work on meat.

Regards, Keith

[Hopalong7]

     The lightest 30 caliber FTX I've seen listed is 150gr and I've never been able to get decent results with anything heavier than 125gr in my 10" Herrett.  But I've not tried them.  I shot only 110gr'ers for years until the 125BT came along.  But then...when the 125BT showed up there were those of us who were sceptical of it as well.  IMHO it would be hard to top the 125BT out of a 10" tube whether it be 30Herrett or 30/30Win.
Walt

[ted]

Just got back from the range. My hornady manual goes to 150 grain bullets. It lists 25.7 imr 4198 as max. I had  already chronied some sieraa 150 fp bullets (30-30 ) using a 25.3 grain  imr 4198 charge I had worked up to without any pressure signsand was getting right at 2200 fps out of my 14" tube.  I decided on 24.5 grains of imr 4198 with the 160 ftx bullets. My 3 shot average was an amazing 2284 fps. I didn't shoot anymore as I saw pressure signs and will pull the other 7 bullets and back down to 24 grains of imr 4198.  I thought that getting a higher fps with a heavier bullet and less powder seemed odd but, maybe it was a combination of weight /charge efficiency or something like that. I didn't have a lot of time before going to range and I primarily went to work on my 7 tcu loads.