Jim Taylor
From Twenty Years Ago
Monday, October 30, 2023, 16:36

and an old article I did on the .30-30. This is part of the article ...

I tested all the available factory ammo at the time as well as handloads with jacketed bullets. One of the interesting factory loads was the Remington Accelerator .. a .22 caliber 55 gr. jacketed bullet in a plastic sabot advertised at 3400
fps. From my rifle they clocked 3200 fps which is pretty good.

I once guided a friend's wife on a Javelina hunt. She used an old Model 94 Winchester and the Remington Accelerator loads to take a nice Javelina from about 100 yards. It worked just fine, creating massive internal damage in the chest cavity.

I fired a round into a piece of 3/8" steel and it punched a nice hole.

My favorite was the RCBS 30-180-FNGC cast bullet. My alloy ran right at 190 grains. I experimented with several different powders.

50 Yards

110 Yards

I used the H335 load shooting at the White Buffalo on the Whittington Center. At 1123 yards the 190 gr. bullet starting out at about 1800 fps took a few seconds to make the trip. And it took a little time for the sound to come back if/when you hit the target.

It's a long way out there!

Me working on trying to hit it. It took me awhile but I did manage it. Good thing I had lots of ammo with me.

The sign ..

I am old enough and set in my ways that I still prefer the .30-30 for most things. It'll do the job if the shooter can.