All around powder for a 30-30 Load?

[ns3v3n]

Hey guys, I reload pistol, thinking about getting a Marlin 336, and of course i'm going to reload for it. Now i'm looking for a all around powder that I can use for 30-30 and maybe for other calibers later down the road. What do you guys like to use??? This is mostly for planking. Thanks in advance.

[Dark Mod]

I too have a Marlin 336 and its a wonderful gun. I found IMR4895 to be great for .30-30, i also use it for .223 and 7.62x54r

[CEDaytonaRydr]

Also IMR 4064. Good powder for 30-30 and many other calibers...

[choprzrul]

Here is what I went through to find a load that would produce consistent velocities out of my Winchester 94 Trapper. Get a chrony and test, test, test....

The result of persistent testing is this target shot with std factory open sights @ 50yds:



This represents a drop from nearly 300 fps variance shot to shot; to a variance of 22 fps.

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[ns3v3n]

Thanks guys, anyone have experience with Varget powder? I read that's good too.

[choprzrul]

Thanks guys, anyone have experience with Varget powder? I read that's good too.

Didn't go down that path in my testing, so I can't say. I can tell you that a case full of Winchester 748 worked wonders for me in 30-30.

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[ns3v3n]

Didn't go down that path in my testing, so I can't say. I can tell you that a case full of Winchester 748 worked wonders for me in 30-30.

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I read your thread earlier, did you get a better way of measuring powder???? Those scoops are horrible at getting decently precise charge.

[ShootinMedic]

I use IMR4895 for my Marlin 336 in 30-30 and have gotten great results with both 150s and 170s

[Dark Mod]

I use IMR4895 for my Marlin 336 in 30-30 and have gotten great results with both 150s and 170s

I just bought a few hundred 170's that i wanna try out, im expecting them to be awesome

[GeoffLinder]

Always used WW 748 in my 30.30 reloads. Worked well to start with in several different lever action carbines so I never bothered trying anything else. Also use it for 55gr .223 so win, win :-)

[choprzrul]

Started using an older Pacific powder measure to get close, then trickled into the pan on my RCBS digital, and then checked that with a Lyman beam scale.

Scoops don't throw accurate enough for what I was doing.

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[gotglock99]

I havent reloaded 30-30 win yet, but i have the means to do so. Im gonna try some IMR 3031 as I have a couple of pounds laying around through a Hornady LNL AP. I just never used any extruded powder yet.

[ns3v3n]

gotta start saving for a press and components for a rifle that I dont even have yet LOL.

[Peter W Bush]

IMR 4064 is an excellent powder for 30-30 and 308 and many other calibers.

[buffybuster]

IMR3031 and W748 are good powders for the 30WCF.