Guest timpat Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 What type ammo should i use and what grain? i foung 150gr soft points, 170gr nolser point, and 125 hollow point? all by federal. I was thinking about the hollow points as deer where i live dont have thick skin, only the old bucks have thick skin and dont see many of them, thanxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer I've used 150 gr soft points with good success, but my 86 yr old father in law won't use anythng but 170 gr hollow points in his open sighted Winchester model 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer My father for years used a 150gr. hollow point in that first shot! Then followed up with any shots with regular softpoints! I always use 150 grain Federals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer I really don't see a need to shoot premium bullets in a .30-30 Win. It does not generate enough velocity to be as violent on the bullets as the bigger cartridges. I would use either the 150 or 170 soft points. Grab a box of each and see which one shoots best for you. Both will kill a deer just as dead as anything else will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer 150 or 170 grainers will be fine. Try both and see what shoots best in your gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwlacy Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer I shot Remington 170 grain soft point core lokts for years. Never had a problem with them. Shoot the 150's and 170's and see what shoots the best in your gun. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timpat Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer my gun likes 150 better, it groups them in a 3 in circle at 50 yards with iron sights so im sticking with 150gr core lokts i do believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer Sounds good. Your choice will work as well as anything else, as long as you do your part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timpat Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer lol, now all i ahve to do is get a scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer Here is my 30-30 at 100 yards, this is a 3" diamond. Federal 150 grain. I tried Remington, but this gun likes Federal better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer Life, you had better stick with that ammo! Good group for a 30-30!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer [ QUOTE ] Life, you had better stick with that ammo! Good group for a 30-30!!! [/ QUOTE ] I am tellin ya that gun loves Federal ammo! Its my back up to my 270 which shoots even tighter groups than the 30-30. My 270 Browning likes Federal too. It just my personal choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer I shoot Winchester 150gr. soft points through mine and it groups about like LifeNra's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Re: 30-30 ammo for deer wow, that is one awesome group for a 30-30!! i dont use a 30-30, but some people i know use the Remington Core-Lokt 170gr soft points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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