7-30 Waters

[kenbev]

What is it, what do you think of it, and should there be a Handi in this caliber?

[quickdtoo]

It's a 7mm .30-30, looks like a good caliber for a Handi, but would be expensive since no existing 7mm could be just rechambered.

Tim

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/730w.html

http://www.reloadingroom.com/page29.html

[Norseman112]

Says in my Hornady Reloading book on the cartridge "reports from the feild indicate it fullfills its originator's intentions"

John

[Datil]

 Tim Maybe that is what I need to do. get a 223 barrel send to Wayne
 Have him bore and camber it to 7-30 waters to go with my 219 Zipper,
 25-35 Win and 30-30 Win. I doubt I'll every do it. To happy with the 25-35.
 Just been thinking! Regards, Marv.

[quickdtoo]

I think ya oughta do that Marv, that would make a nice addition to your Handi collection!

Tim

[canon6]

I don not have a7X30 in a Handi  but I do have one in 94 Winnie AE  it is a great cartridge.In a singleshot  it coiuld come very close to the 7X57 with lighter bullets .I use 120 and 130 in mine    Doug

[kenbev]

I was thinkin that it would be a good caliber for a youngster or lady to use on whitetails. My wife and daughters hunt and I am always looking for the right caliber for them.

[A.J.]

I had a 7-30 Waters in a 14" TC Contender and was very happy with it. I finally sold it to my brother, because to appreciate it's full potential, you need to handload it with good spitzer bullets, and I don't handload anymore. Shot a number of deer, coyotes, and even a ram with it. It would be a good honest 300 yard deer gun in a handi (if the accuracy is there). Don't know about the rifle, but recoil in my TC was very manageable.