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30-30 winchester in a Marlin 336

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30-30 Win Load for a Marlin 336
150g Sierra Flat Nose 30-30 power jacket (pro-hunter)
32g IMR 3031 (over current book load, but in safe range from older loading data)
Bullet seated at 2.5500inch COAL with light crimp <span style="text-decoration: underline">after</span> seating
Win Large Rifle Primer
Case trimmed to min on 2.029inch uniformed primer pocked, deburred flash hole.
Shot 1st three at 0.814inch and shots 4 and 5 opened the group up to 1.45inch at 100 yards
<span style="font-weight: bold">No Scope</span>, Williams rear peep sight (the front sight post covers a paper plate 100% at 100 yards, when the plate was fully covered with no white showing, I would fire).
Same POA as Winchester 30-30 150g PowerPoint box ammo.
I have not yet checked velocity.
 
Re: 30-30 winchester in a Marlin 336

Mixed Brass
150gr Cast Lead and gas checked
11gr of Unique
CCI 200 primer
Heavy ~0.015" roll crimp

~ 1750fps from 336 barrel.

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Mixed Brass
150gr Jacketed FNSP Rem CoreLokt
34.0gr BLC-2
Roll Crimp in canneleure ~0.010"
~2550fps from 336
 
Re: 30-30 winchester in a Marlin 336

<span style="font-weight: bold">30-30 Win.</span>
Winchester Model 94 or Marlin 336

<span style="text-decoration: underline">150gr. Sierra RN Bullet</span>
IMR 3031
31.0gr. - 33.0gr.
Rem 7.5 Primer
Rem/Win Brass

<span style="text-decoration: underline">170gr. Sierra RN Bullet</span>
30.0gr. IMR 3031
Rem Brass
CCI 200 Primer

<span style="text-decoration: underline">160gr. Hornady FTX (leveRevolution) Bullet</span>
RL-15
31.0gr. - 33.0gr.
Winchester Brass
CCI 200 Primer

All loads were crimped.

H-4895 Also worked well for me, shot 2nd best.