When my dad passed away 2 1/2 years ago, I got his old Savage 840 bolt action rifle in 30-30 Win. We're dealing with a box magazine instead of a tube magazine, so I'm wanting to do a little experimenting and load some 150 gr. Hornady SST bullets. I want to play with the charge a little (keeping everything safe, of course) just to see how it performs. Anybody else done anything like this?
Sounds like a good plan. I’ve never seen a Savage 840. Post up some pictures.
I’ve been wanting to have Match Grade Machine built me an Encore barrel in 30-30AI to see what kind of ballistics I can get.
I did some 30/30 with 165 Nosler Ballistic Tips that I loaded to hit in the same spot as a 170fn, Gained a little BC and speed, I can use them as the first round or single due to tube mag but now for some reason I rarely do.
It was along about this time I realized what made the 30/30 so great in the first place. It earned its fame as a brush gun shooting those flat nose bullets and I was trying to turn it into something that it is not.
Sometimes they just get something right and it works.
It was along about this time I realized what made the 30/30 so great in the first place. It earned its fame as a brush gun shooting those flat nose bullets and I was trying to turn it into something that it is not.
Sometimes they just get something right and it works.
What makes it a brush gun? Shooting through brush hoping to hit something or easy to get around in brush?
I've got a Remington 788 in 30-30, and a Savage 340. Maybe your 840 is actually a 340?
I've had good luck with a 170gr gas checked lead flat nose, loaded as long as the mag would allow. About 1700-1800 fps will do whatever you need.
I've had good luck with a 170gr gas checked lead flat nose, loaded as long as the mag would allow. About 1700-1800 fps will do whatever you need.
As the man says.
Those bolt action rifles were sold as Savage, Stevens and Springfield, under various model numbers including 325, 340 and 840. (May have been sold by the big dept. stores as well??)
I don't know all the variations but I've seen a few at gun shows with the "butter knife" type bolt handle.
I think most common caliber was 30-30 but they were also made in .22 Hornet.
Neato. A quick check of Gunbroker shows some in .222 Remington also (this is not my auction):
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/930664460
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