Thread: Anyone played with .30-30 subs?

Hi @Cigar

Start buying some Trail Boss powder and get some heavy cast lead bullets. The seller @shooternz might give you some further advice.

-- Basically, since you limit velocity, you have to make up for that with bullet mass, so get the heaviest bullet you can, and cast lead is the key since you can make lead-only bullets BOTH heavy and short -- thus not requiring super fast twist barrels.

- Trail boss is a fast powder useful for reduced loads. DON'T try and make a subsonic load with standard rifle powders unless you know what you're doing... and know about how to avoid chamber detonations, etc.

@Clubbie on the forum recently played with subsonic .308 and did a triple youtube video. He does not comment on the logistics of getting the boolit into the case, flaring the case mouth etc. But just google "boolits" for more info on the practicalities. The loads for .308 Win subsonics will be same for 30/30 Win as they take the same bullet.

Keep us posted.