.30-30 ammo availability?
I realize most ammo is in short supply right now because of the virus, but I went to buy some .30-30 for my Dad's old deer rifle and it is unavailable around here (NC Indiana)! Everybody's cleaned out, and on the auction sites its going for nearly twice what you can get .223/5.56 for. Why? I know .30-30 was a popular caliber for deer hunting fifty years ago, but thought most everyone was using shotguns with deer slugs now (I believe Indiana requires it). Why is .30-30 so hard to get now? Ideas?
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Bass Pro here has quite a bit 30-30 on the shelves here they have the Remington core-locks on sale for 17.99 0 -
I guess I should have added that I did find some on-line, I was just amazed at the price ($175/200 rounds for name brand stuff). Unfortunately we don't have a Bass Pro around here that I am aware of. Rural King has great prices on ammo, but I'm just amazed for the demand for that caliber and the resulting prices. 0 -
It has cost more than 223/556 for as long as I can remember. Two reasons are that they use a lot more material per cartridge and they don't produce even a small fraction of 30/30 vs. 223. The more of something you make the cheaper it usually is. I bet as we get closer to hunting season you will see it on sale at the big box sporting goods stores. That is the time to stock up. Bob 3 -
Go lookin' for some 32 Winchester Special if you think 30/30 is tough. There's some out there, but it's slim pickin's. 0 -
All I see is 30-30 around here. Usually 17 to 18 bucks a box. Look at Cabelas or bass pro online. They will ship right to your door. 0 -
NeoBlackdog said:Go lookin' for some 32 Winchester Special if you think 30/30 is tough. There's some out there, but it's slim pickin's
.Have been thinking about doing just that. I have a 32 Special that my dad bought for my brother and I. It hasn't been shot since the late 70s.0 -
32-40 is hard to find not 30-30 0 -
+1 on the .32 SPCL being hard to find.
Another classic round that's hard to find and kinda spendy when you do (around these parts anyway) is the original short magnum, .300 SAVAGE.
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Scarcity and price are just two reasons some of us reload and perhaps advance to casting bullets. 0 -
Center fire rifles are legal in Indiana to hunt deer on private property. There are restrictions, 6mm or larger with a minimum case length, the 30-30 is a legal cartridge for this. Some CF cartridges are legal to hunt deer with from in a rifle on public ground, the 30-30 is not one of them. 0 -
Article that touches on the old 30WCF round being in the hot seller list (surprisingly).
Pandemic Ammo Sales: What's Hot
A detailed look at the ammunition that has all but disappeared as a result of the latest pandemic buying spree: 9mm, .380, .38, .40 — and .30-30!“I’ve been selling a bunch of .30-30,” Steele said. “I’ve also been selling stuff like .30-’06 and .308, pretty much everything but the .338s and other big calibers. I guess a lot of people still defend their homes with a .30-30.”
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Maybe them millennials read about lever actions being the first assault rifles so they are buying them up. Most common round in lever actions? 30-30. I'm not really serious but as weird as things are right now any thing is possible! 0 -
Now that you mention it that may not be to far off. Check out the Marlin 336 dark and the Henry black series. Black stocks, picatinny rails and the Marlin has a threaded barrel ready for a suppressor. Everybody knows from watching the old westerns that they must hold a gazillion rounds of ammo because they never had to reload. 🙂 Bobdreher said:Maybe them millennials read about lever actions being the first assault rifles so they are buying them up. Most common round in lever actions? 30-30. I'm not really serious but as weird as things are right now any thing is possible!0 -
sxsnuf said:+1 on the .32 SPCL being hard to find.
Another classic round that's hard to find and kinda spendy when you do (around these parts anyway) is the original short magnum, .300 SAVAGE.
I have .32 win special and no longer have the rifle. Not sure which is worse.
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IN for the giveaway!He Dog said:sxsnuf said:+1 on the .32 SPCL being hard to find.
Another classic round that's hard to find and kinda spendy when you do (around these parts anyway) is the original short magnum, .300 SAVAGE.
I have .32 win special and no longer have the rifle. Not sure which is worse.
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I'm in these two need to be fedNeoBlackdog said:
IN for the giveaway!He Dog said:sxsnuf said:+1 on the .32 SPCL being hard to find.
Another classic round that's hard to find and kinda spendy when you do (around these parts anyway) is the original short magnum, .300 SAVAGE.
I have .32 win special and no longer have the rifle. Not sure which is worse.
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So - you didn't learn from any of the past runs on guns and ammo?
Used to be you couldn't find 22LR anywhere. Now it's Toilet Paper and 30-30.
30-30 has never been all that cheap. No where near the price of 223 or 7.62x39.
Here's Jim's link clarified a little:
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Next few days a lot of it will be going to California they can mail order again 0 -
A judge gets it right with CA and tells them to shove it. About time.savage170 said:Next few days a lot of it will be going to California they can mail order again0 -
Cast bullets work great in a 30-30, not much less power than jacketed bullets and a heck of a lot cheaper. The Lyman 310 reloading system (I suggest the optional full length tap in case sizer and bullet sizer) or the Lee loader can be found for it. 0 -
Ammo is a tough business. Distributors & dealers can buy factory ammo only by the case. So, a dealer offering a variety of calibers will have to put a lot of money in inventor; if he sells only a few boxes out of a case, he can end up with a lot of money in ammo inventory. Let a few years go by, the boxes get dog eared & customers check out the date code on the carton, & they go elsewhere to get "fresh" ammo. Don't blame your dealer, he's just trying to feed his family.Neal
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