125 30-30 bullet

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Have not tried that bullet. I have tried a jacketed round nosed lead 110 grain bullet made for the 30 carbine and used a Lee FCD to crimp it into 30-30 brass. It makes a good plinking round and would probably work for yote and smaller game with good effect.
 
Just FYI… if you are thinking of running this in a Marlin… the 2 336’s I’m familiar with much preferred 170’s over 150’s, I don’t know how well a 125grn would perform.
 
Back in the first part of the 1900, until about 1940 or so, one could purchase factory loaded 110-125 ish grain 30-30 loads.

Decades ago, a rifle cost substantially more , in relation to average income, than it does today. Many folks had one rifle, and used it for everything.

I have a NOE mould for a 120-ish gas checked bullet. I haven't used it yet, but...
 
Hooda Thunkit said:
Back in the first part of the 1900, until about 1940 or so, one could purchase factory loaded 110-125 ish grain 30-30 loads.

Decades ago, a rifle cost substantially more , in relation to average income, than it does today. Many folks had one rifle, and used it for everything.

I have a NOE mould for a 120-ish gas checked bullet. I haven't used it yet, but...
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At 43 cents per bullet the cast option is far more attractive. Imagining about 9m +p basically
 
I think ballistically, a 125 grain in .30-30 works out about to a supersonic 300 BLK, and probably real close to a 124grain 7.62x39. Wouldn't be my first choice, but there are plenty of folks hunting deer with both of those. If you do your part, I'm sure the bullet and gun will do their's.
 
I have loaded 100 Sierra 125 HPs and they shoot well in my 70s Marlin 336. I'd use them on coyotes, beavers, and probably deer. Probably not a bad hog round either.
 
It’s probably good on small deer at short range. That size is also a relic of a past era like Hooda Thunkit mentioned before. Velocity was important sounding and ballistic coefficients didn’t seem to be as big a deal.

I’d love to shoot 125s at paper and steel but not at that price. I just got a box of Berry’s 150s to try out for that.
 
Hooda Thunkit said:
I've got a couple of bolt action 30-30 rifles.

The vertical magazine rather than a tube magazine certainly makes for different projectile choices.
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I’ve only ever had the Savage/Stevens variants with the Krag-Jorgensen-style single front locking-lug bolt. Their magazines are fussier than a Marlin’s lifter!
 
GeoDudeFlorida said:
I’ve only ever had the Savage/Stevens variants with the Krag-Jorgensen-style single front locking-lug bolt. Their magazines are fussier than a Marlin’s lifter!
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I've got a Remington 788 in 30-30 as one of my bolt guns. Searched for one for some time prior to finding it. Had to pay an outrageous price, but even that price is less than what they go for now.

Sort of how I got my Marlin 1894-P in 44 Mag. It ain't going anywhere either.
 
Hooda Thunkit said:
I've got a Remington 788 in 30-30 as one of my bolt guns. Searched for one for some time prior to finding it. Had to pay an outrageous price, but even that price is less than what they go for now.

Sort of how I got my Marlin 1894-P in 44 Mag. It ain't going anywhere either.
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I was looking for one and no luck yet. The Remington seems the least fussy from what I've seen.
 
Hooda Thunkit said:
I've got a Remington 788 in 30-30 as one of my bolt guns. Searched for one for some time prior to finding it. Had to pay an outrageous price, but even that price is less than what they go for now.

Sort of how I got my Marlin 1894-P in 44 Mag. It ain't going anywhere either.
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I've got a 788 in .222Rem partly because the 340B I had in .222Rem had a fussy magazine. I like the rifles for shooting but their magazines are not well designed.
 
I use 125 gr Sierra in my Contender "rifle "
that used to be a Super 14 some years ago.
Good bullet for whatever gets in the way
in my region.

EDIT- should have also added that the
bullet doesn't hit the mysterious force
field at 100 yards and plow into the dirt.
 
Back in the days of yore a 125 gr .30 caliber bullet was more geared toward varmint shooting. But when the 300 BO came into vogue, hartier bullets came on the market. So now days you can find 125 that are good for deer and hogs, designed for the .300, but very usable in other 30's. When my grandsons were little and I'd given them a .308 and a .30/06, I loaded them 125's for deer hunting. They have the grinning faces in pictures showing how well those 125's worked for them. Now days they are both well above 6' and I don't worry about them having to handle any recoil out of those rifles.
 
The one I use is a Sierra 125gr bullet
for use on game, a #2120 IIRC, and is
not a frangible varmint type bullet.
Being pointed, it can't be stacked in
a tubular magazine of course, but I
guess you could single load one in the
chamber and conventional flat nose
behind it in the mag
I only use it for the T/C and not for
the others
 
AJC1 said:
I was looking for one and no luck yet. The Remington seems the least fussy from what I've seen.
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There's a woman that sets up at the Tulsa Wanenmacher's show regularly. She has tables full of 788s, in various chamberings. She had a few in 30-30 last time I saw her, a year or so back. Ain't none of them cheap, but you gotta pay to play, so...

One year I got to talking with her about the 788s, asked about one in 44 Mag . She said she had "some". I asked how much, she just chuckled. Said "You don't have enough money."
 
A friend and I have gotten excellent results from the Sierra 125gr JHP.

AS Sierra describes it in their manual, the bullet is made from a harder alloy, and a thick base tapered jacket.
At a muzzle velocity of 2,550fps, It’s a genuine Deer bullet. I’ve killed over a dozen deer and several pigs with it. It’s also very accurate.
Bullet construction matters as much as weight.
I can imagine that it leaves large holes in coyotes! I’ve never recovered one from any game I’ve shot with them.
 
Not exactly sure what the ultimate
goal of the bullet choice would be,
but myself and friends have stacked
up plenty of animals using the old
flat nose 150gr ( I use Sierra #2000)
and there's no problem with killing
the animals dead or having to limit
ranges to 50 yards or any such nonsense.
My buddy's dad was an exceptional
shot, and could knock deer down at
+ - 200 easily with his scoped Marlin.
I try to get close myself, because that's
what I like, not because I have to.
There's been too many "hunting "
magazines and videos and television
shows that rag on the 30/30 and
similar older cartridges as being not
good enough to use in 2022, but
that's just a pile of steamy fertilizer
 
GooseGestapo said:
A friend and I have gotten excellent results from the Sierra 125gr JHP.

AS Sierra describes it in their manual, the bullet is made from a harder alloy, and a thick base tapered jacket.
At a muzzle velocity of 2,550fps, It’s a genuine Deer bullet. I’ve killed over a dozen deer and several pigs with it. It’s also very accurate.
Bullet construction matters as much as weight.
I can imagine that it leaves large holes in coyotes! I’ve never recovered one from any game I’ve shot with them.
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Sounds like they are using a harder core for more controlled expansion.
 
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