30-30 loads

[SMSgt]

I've never had any commercial .30-30 round not do its job. I think it's almost the ideal short- to mid-range cartridge. I'd think either the 150- or 170-grain bullets would do a hog in.

Several casting companies make a 165-grain flat nosed .30-30 bullet if you really want penetration.

 

[Buffalohunter60]

I have used the 30-30 witrh 170 grain coreLok on Buffalo and had no problem...one shot (side profile) through the heart and out the other side. I like the 30-30, I have never shot hogs but I bet it will do the job just fine. I am a firm believer in bullet placement.

 

[tappedandtagged]

I have used the 30-30 witrh 170 grain coreLok on Buffalo and had no problem...one shot (side profile) through the heart and out the other side. I like the 30-30, I have never shot hogs but I bet it will do the job just fine. I am a firm believer in bullet placement.

Buffalo huh? Well that should work for hogs then! As to shot placement, yes that is key. But I have shot large boars with my AR right in the shoulder and never as much as found a drop of blood. That sheild (bassically 1 inch plus of cartlitdge) stops .223 rounds in their tracks on those old buggers.

I'm hoping to find the 30-30 load to penetrate the shield, break the shoulder and pulverize the heart. On the bigger ones, I doubt I will get a pass through. My father in law even shot a 230 lb hog with his 300 win mag (180 grain Winchester Silvertips) and didn't get a pass through. Said the cup and core separated somewhere inside and he found the cup only sticking in the offside sheild.

These shield are tough!

 

[Arik]

Has anyone tried Buffalo Bore?

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[Zappa]

The old story about igniting cartridges with spitzer bullets in a tubular magazine under recoil is mainly a myth. Many tests have shown it does not happen.

That may be true, but I'm not going to try it.
I load spitzers for .30-30's all the time, but I shoot them out of my Contenders and Savage bolt action.
I have a few model 94's too, but they only get round nose or flat points.
I've loaded some silly stuff in this caliber too, from 100 grain short jacket "plinkers" and 110 grain JHP's to 180 grain Nosler Partitions and Ballistic Tips.
To the OP, try some Nosler Partitions on those hogs, I'll bet you'll get the desired results.

 

[Nevada Ed]

One of the old time tricks with the old 30-30 is to develope a load that is dead on at 200 yards with a spitzer boattail bullet in 150 or 165grains.............
You only get one shot,since the rest in the gun are round nose bullets made for the 30-30.