Newbie Reloading Questions - .30 Carbine

[PanteraKid]

I'm scratching my head a bit to try and understand how to put a hollow point into an .30 carbine Sellier & Bellot round. I'm new to reloading so please excuse my ignorance.

I have Sierra Verminter bullets which are a hollow point model 2110, 110 grain, .80".

I pulled the Sellier & Bellot .30 carbine bullet from it's case and it measures, .65". The case is full of powder with only about .34" of room before the bullet compacts the powder. The powder measured at 13 grains.

The Lee manual I have says the bullet should be 1.68" and the case should be 1.29" ( measured at 1.28" ).

If I use the Seillier & Bellot round and press the new sierra bullet in farther will the powder compress enough? Do I have the wrong bullet? I plan on using the Hodgdon 110 powder for reloading, should I replace the powder?

Thanks.

[Linkpimp]

Welcome to the team..

I load up the 30 car all the time. Here is what I use and it works great for me!..

110gr bullets (check)
Small rifle primers (check)
Vihit N110 powder (check)
grain / powder charge @ 11.6gr (check)
OAL is 1.685 (1.690 is max OAL)
Brass is trimmed to 1.290 (max)

Hope that helps?

P.S.
We have a reloading section here too.. Next time you might want to post it up there..

[PanteraKid]

Thanks Link.

I think I found my answer. Most powders compress, but I should reload the ammo with one less grain of weight to allow more room for the hollow point and compensate for more pressure with less volume in the cartridge.

Whether or not these bullets will feed into the M1 Carbine is another matter, If not i can always use them in the Ruger.

Thanks.

[PanteraKid]

Well I reduce the 13.4 grains round down to 12 grains then pressed the hollow point in. There was quite a bit more room in the case and seems the powder didnt have to compress much to accomodate the hollow point.

Anybody know what kind of powder goes into the Sellier & Bellot 30 carbine rounds?

[ODJR1]

Did it KaBoom???

[kurac]

it sounds like you have the wrong bullet. The .30 carbine was designed with 110gr FMJ's in mind, you can also find some soft point and hollow points for it but the selection is limited and they need to be round nosed or flat pointed in order to fit into the rather short magazines.

[DannyInSoCal]

What is the best HP bullet to use if reloading this for a sidearm...?

[bruceflinch]

^ Got a TC, Danny? What handgun shoots a 30 Carbine?

Are these bullets Hollow Base?

On the box in the pic, the label reads "7.1 g 110gr"
Does 7.1 g = 110 gr?

[r3dn3ck]

AMT Automag III and ruger blackhawk

[Divernhunter]

S&B like other manufactures use a powder that is not sold to the public. The explanation is fairly long but if you want to contact me I would tell you. You could remove the 110 gr bullet and just replace it with another 110 gr bullet. The powder will compress. What "I" would do is shoot the factory loads and reload with the H-110 and the bullet of your choice. That is the powder I use for my carbine.
The numbers mean that the bullet is 110grs. S&B does that with their ammo. Not sure why but must be a Europe thing.

[morrow]

It looks like you found your answer. Be sure to trim 30 carbine brass as it has a taper to it and does stretch, and indexes off the mouth of the case.

[Ike Arumba]

[QUOTE=bruceflinch;7752986On the box in the pic, the label reads "7.1 g 110gr"
Does 7.1 g = 110 gr?[/QUOTE]

Yes. You can google "110 grains in grams" to check.