30 Herrett

[T.R.]

About 30 years ago, hunting with a single shot handgun was starting to take off in a big way.  Something called the 30 Herrett was all the rage for a time.  Then it faded.  I'm not even sure what the parent case was anymore.

Anyone know more about this cartridge or can you point me in t right direction?  I'm just seeking knowledge at this point.

Thank you.
TR

[Graybeard]

Parent case is .30-30. If I recall correctly it's cut to 1.6" for the .30 Herrett and to 1.75" for the .357 Herrett. At least I think that's what I used to cut them to. Case taper is minimal sorta like an AI in that respect. Can't recall the shoulder angle off the top of my head.

[Condor1]

http://www.stevespages.com/jpg/cd30herrett.jpg

Here it is.........C-1

[Blackhawk44]

Both Speer and Hornady manuals have listed loads, specs and techniques for some years.

[30hrrtt]

30 years ago I dreamed of owning a herrett as a teenager.  I bought one 3 years ago.  It was designed for a 10" barrel and is a very efficient and potent round out of that length barrel.  Mine will shoot just under an inch with a couple loads.  Originally it was used for game up to the size of elk but that was pushing it and the 357 herrett was designed for the larger game out of a 10 inch barrel.  I would not hesitate to shoot game up to the size of whitetail deer out to 150 yards.

I never liked the longer barrels but if you like 14" or longer, there are probably some better rounds such as the 30-30AI.

[30hrrtt]

I should have said under an inch at 100 yards.  I kind of got spoiled with that being my first handgun.  I've gotten 3 - 44 Rugers, (Accusport Bisley, Super Redhawk, and Blackhawk Hunter) and a 357 Ruger Accusport Bisley.  Now I'm happy when they shoot under an inch at 25 yards.

[Lone Star]

Bought my first .30 Herrett barrel in about 1976.  For some years the biggest problem was finding bullets that expanded well at the 10" velocities but still shot flat.  Milek used the Speer 110 RN and that expanded well, but its trajectory suffered.  125/130-grain bullets of the time were too hard.  A number of us in Alaska who hunted with the cartridge used to have a loose network to exchange experiences on bullet performance.

By the mid-80s we had a lot of better choices with pistol-designed pointed bullets.  My favorite became the 125 BTip, although today I prefer the 110 V-Max.  At 2350 fps it is not explosive and always expands well, especially on our rather small Texas deer.  For larger game the 125 BTip would perform better.  I found velocities too low with 150s to insure good expansion past 100 yards.


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