H&R 30-30

[canon6]

recently picked it up,went shooting today ,Little thing shoots like a house afire.125gr Nosler BT at @2600 ,very little recoil(very important to me bad shoulder) and near as flat as a 243,170 gr Remington were a tad uncomfortable    Doug

[SHOOTER 72]

thats the beauty of the 30-30 in the handi , you can use bullets like the noslers . those 125 grain
ballistic tips are great performers on game also . i have taken coyotes and whitetail deer with them .

[mt3030]

Yes, these darlings do shoot good! I have both H&R Toppers and NEF SB2 30-30s. I have found the older H&Rs with the cut rifling usually group better with cast, but they all do well. Another bullet that does very well is the Hornady 130s. They group well and are very effective on deer sized game.

[MSP Ret]

Anyone out ther have any good load info for a whitetail loading for my Handi 30/30 using 140 Grain spirepoint SP's? I have about 33 of these bullets I got from someone, I think they are Sierras and would like to load some up for the 30/30 barrel....<><....

[quickdtoo]

Sierra shows a 135gr SSP in their 14" TC data, no 140gr.  Bottom loads are max for each powder selection.

Win brass and Rem 9½ primers

Viht N130
 24.8
 26.5
 28.2
 29.9
 
 
IMR-4198
 24.7
 26.1
 27.5
 29.0
 
 
Viht N133
 26.7
 28.4
 30.2
 31.9
 
 
XMR-2015
 26.7
 28.4
 30.1
 31.8
 33.6
 
RE-7
 26.3
 28.0
 29.7
 31.4
 
BL-C(2)
 
 34.0
 35.9
 37.8
 
AA-2460
 30.4
 32.5
 34.6
 
 
IMR-3031
 28.0
 30.1
 32.2

Here's their data for a 150gr FMJBT

Viht N130
 25.0
 26.5
 28.0
 
 
IMR-4198
 24.3
 25.6
 26.9
 28.1
 
Viht N133
 26.5
 28.5
 30.5
 32.5
 
XMR-2015
 26.3
 28.1
 29.9
 31.8
 
RE-7
 24.0
 25.6
 27.2
 28.8
 
IMR-3031
 27.4
 29.7
 32.0
 
 
BL-C(2)
 29.5
 31.4
 33.3
 35.2
 
AA-2460
 30.0
 31.7
 33.4 

 
 
 

[MSP Ret]

Thanks Tim!!!, I have a nickname some calll me and it's "Andy the answer man". It's because I can usually find out whatever info is needed, however you really deserve that moniker....<><....

P.S. - I just dug out those bullets and checked them out, I was going from memory and was correct on the 140 grain. Further check reveals they are Barnes X bullets manufactured 6/15/98 from lot #914-15. I called Barnes and checked with tech support and they were very helpful. I'm good to go now.
Tim, the loading info you supplied is going to be very helpful with these bullets, I am printing it out to keep for reference....<><....

[quickdtoo]

Thanks MSP! I should have added the data uses Win brass and Rem 9½ primers.

Tim