reno
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Post by reno on Oct 11, 2014 13:15:25 GMT -5
Great new look,I will try to post a pic of my 24 later.
Its a 24v I think :-) ,30-30/20ga (that I'm sure of) first gun I ever bought brand new.
This was before the interweb,spent months reading then went down to the local sports store and put down a months rent for a 4 or 5 month wait.It was worth it as its still my go to hunting rifle.
That 30-30 with the right hand loads will drop anything from a grouse to a moose.
Take it easy,pics to follow
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Post by location1849 on Oct 30, 2014 20:57:40 GMT -5
Quote "wow,could have sworn I'd been here in the last year"..........
........me too Reno, I've had issues with software as my version 7 of Explorer has refused to open this site for a long time and when I tried to download a later version Microsoft told me they didn't support Windows XP anymore either, completely snookered. Got around it now by using Google Chrome as an alternative browser when Explorer won't co-operate.
My 24C Series P is going strong dispatching rabbits, feral cats, foxes and the occasional snake that flouts the 50m rule around the house and sheds.
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Post by captcapsize on Nov 4, 2014 10:03:57 GMT -5
FYI, if you reload 30-30 I have a light fast load that has the same POI of 170 gr. Rem. coreloc factory ammo at 100 yds.
It is a 110 gr. lead plated .308 carbine bullet using 26 grains of H4198. I can't remember for sure the velocity but I think it is 2200 fps. In my Marlin/Glenfield it will group one hole clover leaf at 100 yds. off sand bags. I know this sounds like bs but it is provable.
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blaze
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Post by blaze on Nov 4, 2014 15:38:53 GMT -5
Captcapsize: That sounds like a nice lighter recoiling load for critters around my place. I'll give it a try. Thanks
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Post by captcapsize on Nov 6, 2014 16:34:16 GMT -5
I would love to know how it works out for you. Now that my Savage .223/20 is my go to gun for everything from squirrels to deer my 30-30 Marlin doesn't see the light of day much anymore. I have never used this load for anything other than paper punching although I developed it for coyotes.
BTW, for those that might be interested, I am using a .223 load that is deadly on squirrels. 40 gr. copper plated .224 (22 magnum bullet) with either 5 gr. of AA-2 powder or 8 gr. of Unique. Both shoot to the same POA at 70 yds. with the Unique load being slightly tighter.
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Post by david on Nov 6, 2014 21:04:38 GMT -5
I have been shooting s similar load. 45 grain home cast lead bullet with a gas check above 8 grains unique. Gives me 1 1/2" @ 50 yards, sheet of paper at 100.
I am now trying to powder coat the same bullets. They are coated but I have not loaded them yet Waiting for a firing pin for my 24v. 222/20.
You pull your bullets from 22 mag ammo? This sounds like a good idea. I quit casting a few years ago. I only have a couple hundred left.
David
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Post by captcapsize on Nov 10, 2014 19:53:16 GMT -5
I have been shooting s similar load. 45 grain home cast lead bullet with a gas check above 8 grains unique. Gives me 1 1/2" @ 50 yards, sheet of paper at 100. I am now trying to powder coat the same bullets. They are coated but I have not loaded them yet Waiting for a firing pin for my 24v. 222/20. You pull your bullets from 22 mag ammo? This sounds like a good idea. I quit casting a few years ago. I only have a couple hundred left. David No I don't pull bullets. Though I have some 37 gr. ballistic tips that might make for an interesting experiment. A buddy owns a reloading business and he had bought about 100,000 .22 mag bullets so he sold me several hundred at cost. I also get a good performance from 55 gr. Speer copper jacket buls and 5 gr. of AA2. edit: 6 months ago I started casting and shooting .224 gas checked buls but got terrible leading and accuracy issues so I gave up and went to the copper plated buls. I think I was shooting them too fast and causing the problem. But shooting store bought made life simpler. Perhaps when I have the time I will try again with a slower load. |
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Post by david on Nov 11, 2014 9:53:26 GMT -5
I tried substituting a 160 grain jacketed bullet in my 308 using the same load of 13 grains Red Dot (Promo). They shot well.
I have not tried it in my 222. I quit casting a few years ago due to lead poison. I found 5 or 6 hundred cast but not sized or lubed. I powder coated 50 to see if it works. I loaded some with gas checks and some with out. I also tried 6 grains unique and 8. A slower load would be fine with me. With the old school lead lubed with Lee Liquid Alox, 8 grains was the sweet spot.
I can't hunt with this gun because its illegal to carry a rifle afield during Deer season.
David
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Post by captcapsize on Nov 11, 2014 18:31:30 GMT -5
So what do you hunt deer with? A shotgun?
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Post by david on Nov 12, 2014 13:11:13 GMT -5
So what do you hunt deer with? A shotgun? Around here I hunt deer with a Ruger Super Redhawk in 44 mag with a 2-6X scope. I would not hesitate to use my Smith and Wesson 45 colt. Most people hunt deer with a shotgun. I grew up in rifle country. I used the 22/410 as a child, then after I was married, I convinced my wife to buy me a 222/20. I hunted with that until I moved to western NY where I am now. Here shotguns are used because the amount of people in the woods and slugs do not carry like a rifle. They don't shoot like a rifle either. We had a turkey shoot in the fall when I first moved here in 1990. One of the attractions was a slug shoot. I bought a few boxes of 20 gauge slugs and sighted my 222/20 in for the slugs at 50 yards just like the competition. One shot, closest to the bull wins. I won MANY against some rifled barrels and fancy ammo. So I do have an 870 feathereweight in 20 gauge. Even that has to be loaded with non toxic shot to hunt in the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge which is behind my home. I like your avatar. I ride a BMW. |
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