light load 30-30 rounds for old rifles?
Is there such a thing as a commercially made 30-30 round that is light on powder? I don't want to create my own handloads. This is for a 1910 Marlin Model 1893 with an octagonal barrel. I won't be hunting with this; I only want 20 rounds or so to confirm that the rifle cycles and fires correctly.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
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See my topic towards the bottom of page RELOADING FOR OLD WINCHESTER they said a box of factory 170gr is fine,round or flat nose. 0 -
First of all, the commercial loads should all be to spec, meaning they should still be safe in a 100 year old gun. If you want a lighter load "just to be safe" you could try the Remington "low recoil" loads, which should be operating at lower than normal pressures.
http://www.lg-outdoors.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BH_REM RL30301
Just to see if it fires correctly, you probably only need one round.
In fact, you might be able to tell just by refiring a spent cartridge. . .if you get a good primer hit, the gun should fire a regular round OK.
With a lever gun, you don't actually need to fire the rounds to see if they cycle correctly; you can just cycle them through the gun (obviously keeping the muzzle in a safe direction!). You could also just use dummy rounds for this purpose.0 -
Action proving dummies should meet your needs.
May even be cheaper than a box of ammo.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=40859/Product/CENTERFIRE-RIFLE-DUMMIES0 -
quote:Originally posted by asphalt cowboy
Action proving dummies should meet your needs.
May even be cheaper than a box of ammo.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=40859/Product/CENTERFIRE-RIFLE-DUMMIES
But they arent near as fun.0
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