Thread: Anyone played with .30-30 subs?

Originally Posted by Cigar

Recovery from surgery has been going well, I was hopeful of testing some of the Trailboss 151hp loads this coming Sunday but cyclone Oma may be about to stuff that plan up!

Well I made it to the range yesterday, but the 30-30 didn't...a case of too many rifles and too little time. Maybe next month.
I did try the 308 loads, velocity ranged from 1300fps with 10gr of Trailboss to 1135fps with 8gr, so need to go a bit lower to be subsonic. The magnetospeed picked up all the shots without changing any settings. All loads shot 2 inch or better groups at 50m. They were very pleasant to shoot, and the missus commented how much quieter they were (no suppressor). I enjoyed the boomthwack.... pull the trigger, boom, then hear the "thwack" of the bullet hitting the target