Thread: Questions for you 30-30 Cast Bullet aficionados

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I'm amazed you can get 2351 fps with a cast lead bullet even with a gas check. I would expected leading and bullet stripping leading to tumbling even with microgroove rifling,
I use 180 grain flat nose bullets with no gas check at 1500 ish fps in a 94 and find that I done need anymore speed.

Have a look at the holes in the paper, no tumbling there. No discernable leading in the barrel either. To be fair, have not put many through it so it may be sneaking up on me. But yes, I was not quite expecting that velocity. I will be backing it off and looking for a node further down. However this is also one of the better grouping loads. Somewhere around 1600 -1800 would suit me