Thread: Who's running a short fast 30-30 single shot ?

Barrel is fully assembled and curing by the fire

Mount is profiled to the larger diameter reciever


Rings and scope fitted to base and checked eye relief on another of my Baikal project shotguns



This is what it will look like finished
Two identical length parts just under 500mm



Scope is a 1.5-5 Simons Shotgun scope with diamond center aiming point with fine crosshairs within
Should be ok for fast close shooting

303 jobbie would be mint
Great project

Another wet day so it's finished

Put 5 heavy proof loads through it using one case to see how it went for sizing and primer pocket
All good

So I fitted the mount and milled a little relief for the bottom of the scope turret housing because of the very low mounts


It's come up nice
Exactly 6 pounds even as is




Both the halves are the exact same length



The suppressor that was on this barrel in a previous life is coming to me to go on it

The extractor needs to have an extension welded in and cut into the breech face

And the extractor / ejector selector spring needs to be fixed

check action for a wee lever...some of them have a lever that will switch between eject over your shoulder with a ping or just extract to lift out with fingers....

It's got the lever but the spring that holds it is very lazy
I think it's broken but the pin is pretty reluctant to come out !
I will punch it out with the hydraulic press tomorrow

I used the 125 bt in my 300 whisper at 2300ft/s. It performed pretty well on a fallow and a red hind. No big damages on the meat and very good penetration . It is actually a very good bullet at that speed .

First range session with the Baikal 30-30 conversion.
Everything done except the extractor but cases come out pretty easy

First 3 shots after bore sighting into two holes and 10mm ( just above scope objective )
Made scope corrections and fired another 3 shots into two holes again !
Squares on paper are 1/2" because a rimfire target

This rifle shoots way better than a Baikal 12 gauge conversion with a recycled 30-06 barrel and self made chamber reamer should

It's actually a really nice rifle to carry and shoot
I would have been happy with a 2 moa rifle with that barrel and scope
Turns out I have a sub 1 moa rifle
Also due to powder and projectile shortages I just loaded up just less than maximum load of W748 and I got lucky

that looks extremely good/functional/deadly well done that man, well done indeed.

I didn't really want go like it when I started because they are a Baikal
But these old ones are surprisingly well built and will take some serious punishment which is good for a take down pack rifle
And doing it this way you can get a really good low and solid scope base and mounts on the reciever

I have two more complete Baikal 12 gauge singles to play with

I didn't really want go like it when I started because they are a Baikal
But these old ones are surprisingly well built and will take some serious punishment which is good for a take down pack rifle
And doing it this way you can get a really good low and solid scope base and mounts on the reciever

I have two more complete Baikal 12 gauge singles to play with
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if you move the rear sling swivel stud around to side of stock,the cocking lever wont dig in your back if carrying across your back. that is a seriously good looking rifle. many a pig hunter will be drooling,its almost too good for that ,would make a very nice rifle for stalking or just going for a wander where "something tasty" might be encountered.

I've got a Ruger #1 in 3030, 20" and a converted shotgun with a cut down 3006 barrel, very similar, to what you have done, this i run cast 170gr and trail boss. about 1700fps.
pushing 125gr Btips and 150 gr soft points to 2500-2600 in the ruger #1, 30-30 and 748 for powders,
nice project you have done.

Thread revival! Shot this neat wee rifle at my place yesterday . . . . With powder coated cast bullets it'll stack them at 50M. Nice to shoot but surprisingly loud (with Hardy supressor).

Inspired me to send my unloved (so little used) Contender 30-221 barrel (1:8 twist) in to get opened up to 30-30. It's a 17" barrel and is exactly 5.5 lbs with a DPT suppressor on it. Leupold VX3 HD 3.5-10 cls-zs to mount is in hand and will take the weight to just under 6.5 lbs all up. My new lightweight 30cal - should poke Nosler 125s out at a pretty useful 2550fps for a nice compromise between weight, recoil and capability.

I did make myself another 30-30 to replace the Baikal that went South.

Stubbed a Contender barrel with a brand new old stock SS fast twist 308 barrel.
Turned it down really light and put a 7075 alloy sleeve on it.
Turned out great and shoots sub moa again

Came up under 6 pounds with the ultralight barrel and 2.5-8 Leupold