30 herrett?

Dave Flanagan
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Saturday, April 16, 2022, 18:48 (1572 days ago)

I picked up a complete contender with a 30 herrett barrel and a leupold m8 2x scope. I was mainly interested in the frame and grip, but the deal was too good to pass up, but I'm not real familiar with the 30 herrett. I've had a couple thoughts on what to do with the barrel and I'm wondering others opinions. Its a 10 inch barrel, so I'm debating 1, keep it as is 2, convert it to a 309 jdj, or 30 gnr if that's possible 3, sell it. Thoughts? Thanks

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Dave Flanagan
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Saturday, April 16, 2022, 19:02 (1572 days ago) @ Dave Flanagan

Guess I should clarify, it'd be used for mostly deer hunting, around 200 ish yards max

for several years the 30 Herrett was the main hunting

gary reeder
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Sunday, April 17, 2022, 14:30 (1571 days ago) @ Dave Flanagan

handgun for Kase and I. We both had the 10" barrel and that if fine as that is the barrel length Milek and Steve Herrett developed the cartridge for. It uses pistol powder so a longer barrel is not necessary for perfect ballistics. We both took quite a few animals with it from small key deer size animals to larger full bodied whitetail deer. We mostly used the Sierra 125 grain bullet and it did the job for us.
I was so impressed by the ballistics of the 30 Herrett that I designed the 300 GNR as a revolver cylinder length cartridge like the 30 Herrett. The 30 Herrett had a long neck, so I cut that down a tenth of an inch and moved the shoulder forward so it has the same case capacity as the old 30 Herrett but I now have 6 rounds. And even in a revolver length barrel it gives me almost 2200 fps. It is based on the cut down 30-30 case just as the 30 Herrett is. It turned into an exceptional cartridge for deer size game and one of our most popular cartridges today.

I would keep it as is

steve todd
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Saturday, April 16, 2022, 23:09 (1572 days ago) @ Dave Flanagan

I like 30 Herrett, and i’m a Bob Milek fan (God rest his soul, and i hope i spelled his last name correctly). I have the 14” version with the same scope as yours, and i like it. 200 yards is a bit further than i would shoot at deer, even the little puppy dog size deer in Oregon. Jim Taylor or John Taffin could make it happen at that distance, but i’d want to be closer.

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