Adjam5 Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Does anyone have any experience using those remington 55gr 30/30 accelerator loads? In a few days, my son and I are gonna go out for yotes. I'd like him to take a shot. He shoots my 30/30 marlin well and I was thinking about those 55gr loads for him to use on yotes. How do they perform? Anyone ever use them? Its dead on at 200yds...ballistically. We will be hunted heavy wooded areas, so the short gun will serve him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Re: Anyone have exp with 55gr 30/30 accelerator loads? I have shot them in the .308 Winchester and the .30-06 and I would not waste my money on them. Ballistically they are great and will work on a coyote to 400 yards but I doubt you could hit the coyote at 150 yards with them. I have fired them in 5 different guns and the best accuracy was 8" groups at 100 yards. If by some magic the do shoot good for you, they will work just fine. The specs are 3400 fps at the muzzle for a 55 gr bullet. That is slightly faster than a .223 Rem, which is a great varminter. One thing you may try is some 125 gr hollow point ammo. Federal makes a 125 gr hollow point that is going 2570 fps. If its zeroed at 100 yards it will be 6.7" low at 200 yards. If it is sighted in 1" high at 100 yards, it will be just over 3" low at 200 yards. Not too bad for that gun. Recoil will be light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Re: Anyone have exp with 55gr 30/30 accelerator loads? Thanks for the info AJ. I already have a box of those loads that I picked up at a gun show for 8 bucks...not bad. I am going to have my son put a few rounds thru the Marlin and see how it does. Worse comes to worse, I'll put the deer loads in that 30/30. There won't be much coyote left, but it'll be dead. Like you say, if for some magical reason they shoot good for me, then they might be just what we're looking for. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwlacy Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Re: Anyone have exp with 55gr 30/30 accelerator loads? Is that 30/30 a lever gun with a tube? If so I would only load one round at a time. I've always heard not to load pointed rounds in a tube fed firearm. I've never tried it so I don't know. But a pointed bullet against a primer in the tube with the recoil of the shot sounds like a bad thing waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Re: Anyone have exp with 55gr 30/30 accelerator loads? You are correct in that the Marlin is a lever gun. I know better about pointed bullets in a tubular mag. Those accelerators will the 1st shot in the chamber and then deer ammo will follow ...IF a second shot is nessessary. I have been looking for light .30cal bullets to whip up some light loads for my son. Then again... it might be cheaper to buy a .243 than to set up to re load 30/30 for varmints. The 30/30, I know; is not a varmint gun, but it is what my son can shoot good right now with the lightest bullet I have on hand. Thank you for the reminder on the pointed bullets in a tube magazine. Hunt Safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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