Thread: Questions for you 30-30 Cast Bullet aficionados

Originally Posted by m101a1

If you look at 160grn ftx hornady you will see they have cannalures , you use the front one for marlins as they have a short throat/ lead in .

My 160grn ftx only have one cannelure (code 30395).
Hornady do another version of the 160 ftx (code 30396) with the cannelure further forward, though that is intended for the 308 Marlin Express

I crimp all my 30-30 ammo, I have had bullets get pushed deeper in the case just through being in the tube mag. I have Lyman dies that do a roll crimp, so a light crimp is enough to stop the projectile moving deeper than the front edge of the cannelure.

I should also mention my 30-30 didn't like the FTX, so I'm using the rest of the box in a 308.