30/30 & IMR 3031 powder

gaseous maximus · Nov 17, 2012

Does anyone load for the 30/30 using 3031 powder, with 150 gr. bullets? If so how much powder? I wiil be using fed. cases, rem. bullets and cci L.R. primers. I have consulted several sources, and the loads are all over the map. Early dupont loads listed 35.5 gr. (compressed load) at 2370 fps, max load. sierra, same time frame, 28.4 at 2200 fps. I could, I know, start at 27 or 28 gr. and work up, but I am hoping to get a better handle on this before I start. I was reading on one forum and they were talking about 3031 ringing barrels with light loads. Any help would be much appreciated. Rifle, by the way is a post 64, 94 win.

Calamity Jake · Nov 17, 2012

" I am confused and also lazy. "

Then you shouldn't be loading ammo, go buy factory and be done with it!!!

willystruck · Nov 17, 2012

I've used 3031 loading a 135 gr single shot pistol bullet for use in a T/C Contender and a H&R Handy rifle. Not much help I know. Good Luck!

Master Carper · Nov 17, 2012

I have loaded for more than a dozen N.E.F. rifles in 30-30 Winchester and with 110 gr. bullets, I load using Reloader #7 and for bullets from 125 gr. to 180 gr. I use H-4895 and Winchester 748. It's quite easy to get these little single shot 30-30's to group well under an inch at 100 yds. with just a little fine tuning and proper load development....

DAVID

gaseous maximus · Nov 18, 2012

Calamity Jake said:
" I am confused and also lazy. "

Then you shouldn't be loading ammo, go buy factory and be done with it!!!

Thanks much for the sound advice it is a big help, I should have thought of it myself.

358norma · Nov 19, 2012

Gaseous,

Rifle are like women, they all like something a little different. That's why you start at 27 grains and work up. I had a 25-06 load that worked fine in one rifle, but would stick the bolt in another. They all like something different. The old books would list a true MAX load to work up to. Newer books (with more lawyers in the mix) are more conservative today. Reloading is not for the lazy, start low, work it up and go to the range.

Old Fart · Nov 19, 2012

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Bullet Weight (Gr.) Manufacturer Powder Bullet Diam. C.O.L. Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure
150 GR. SIE FN Winchester 760 .308" 2.550" 35.9 2090 30,000 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon LVR .308" 2.550" 35.0 2314 28,700 CUP 38.5C 2512 34,800 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon CFE 223 .308" 2.550" 33.9 2274 31,700 PSI 36.8 2409 36,700 PSI
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon Varget .308" 2.550" 31.0 2172 31,100 CUP 34.5 2349 36,200 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 4320 .308" 2.550" 30.5 2062 32,500 CUP 32.5 2127 36,500 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 4064 .308" 2.550" 31.0 2106 33,300 CUP 33.3 2236 36,200 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Winchester 748 .308" 2.550" 34.5 2310 36,000 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon BL-C(2) .308" 2.550" 33.0 2021 21,800 CUP 37.0 2358 33,900 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 4895 .308" 2.550" 31.5 2071 32,200 CUP 33.5 2213 34,300 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon H335 .308" 2.550" 29.7 2098 28,700 CUP 33.0 2308 36,200 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon H4895 .308" 2.550" 30.5 2138 27,900 CUP 34.0 2390 36,700 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 8208 XBR .308" 2.550" 30.0 2213 35,000 CUP 32.0 2316 36,700 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 3031 .308" 2.550" 28.7 2085 28,700 CUP 30.5 2192 36,000 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon Benchmark .308" 2.550" 27.0 2042 32,100 CUP 29.0 2183 37,200 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN IMR IMR 4198 .308" 2.550" 21.5 1888 27,800 CUP 23.0 2055 35,500 CUP
150 GR. SIE FN Hodgdon H4198 .308" 2.550" 21.6 1924 26,900 CUP 24.0 2110 36,800 CUP

gaseous maximus · Nov 19, 2012

Thank You all for the information, I was hoping that someone with actual hands on expereince with this powder and bullet weight would reply, but that, apparently, is not going to be the case. Again, thanks much.

Old Fart · Nov 26, 2012

GM,

I've actually have a load recipe for this combo, but it's buried alive in a huge mess. We moved about a year ago and due to having to work too much and spending almost every free minute working on the old house I haven't had time to unpile the mess. If I every get an opportunity to dig thru it all I'll try and pm some info. It's actually a very accurate round combo in my Handi.

OF

gaseous maximus · Nov 26, 2012

Old Fart said:
GM,

I've actually have a load recipe for this combo, but it's buried alive in a huge mess. We moved about a year ago and due to having to work too much and spending almost every free minute working on the old house I haven't had time to unpile the mess. If I every get an opportunity to dig thru it all I'll try and pm some info. It's actually a very accurate round combo in my Handi.

OF[/QUOTE O.F., Thanks much, if you should find them I would be truly grateful., G.M.

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