Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load?
I have a "Searschester" 94 I was thinking of leaving out where I could get to it (only paid $100 and no sentimental value) but live in a subdivision. Looking online the only thing I could find even close is an outfit that makes rubber bullet ammo.
Every Load is a self defense load in a 30-30... You just
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, August 22, 2015, 15:45 (3385 days ago) @ stonewalrus
need to decide how much penetration your back stop will stand up to...
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I have an opinion! I really think that the 125 gr Sierra HP
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, August 22, 2015, 17:41 (3385 days ago) @ stonewalrus
edited by Hobie, Saturday, August 22, 2015, 17:48
is the bullet to use and I do believe Federal had a load using it. EVEN if it is the reduced recoil load (no I didn't look it up before posting) it would be dang good maybe even better if it is the reduced recoil load.
PS - I knew Federal had at least one such load. Remington has a reduced recoil load but my limited experience with this bullet would indicate that it might not be the best choice but would work depending on what you're defending against (of course).
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Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load?
by Sarge , Central Misery, Saturday, August 22, 2015, 18:24 (3385 days ago) @ stonewalrus
I've seen a few people who were shot with them. Any 150 grain soft-point will work fine. You're liable to get through & through penetration, but it's damned unlikely you're going to need to shoot him a second time.
Great to see you checking in! And yes...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Monday, August 24, 2015, 11:50 (3383 days ago) @ Sarge
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Years ago my BIL worked with a fellow who dispatched...
...a bad guy who broke in through his apartment window in NYC. Shot him with a lever action 30-30 with a Remington Accelerator load. Apparently sent him to the big fire escape in the sky rather handily. Don't think they make those anymore do they?
We still have several boxes at the shop...
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, August 23, 2015, 08:05 (3384 days ago) @ cas
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I have a box that has been sitting behind the seat of my
Pickup for 15 or so years. Not sure how reliable they would be now. Also with the pointed tip they probably wouldn't be safe in a Winchester 94 would they?
I don't think that they will recoil enough to set off a
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Monday, August 24, 2015, 06:00 (3383 days ago) @ stonewalrus
primer. There's been a lot of study on the subject and it seems to me that the risk of catastrophic destruction is much lower with certain cases loaded with smokeless than it was with a .45-70 Government round loaded with BP.
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Hobie
We still have several boxes at the shop...
by Art , Littleton, Colorado, Thursday, August 27, 2015, 11:33 (3380 days ago) @ Hobie
I have a partial box of those in 30-06. Kind of sliped my mind. Used them back in the 70's when the 30-06 was the only center fire I had and had to use it for every thing. Shot a small female coyote (ky-oat) in the neck and just about took her head off. Don't think I will ever use them again since I now have better rifles for that type of hunting.
You have at least one Mini 14... why would you use anything
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Monday, August 24, 2015, 11:41 (3383 days ago) @ stonewalrus
edited by Rob Leahy, Monday, August 24, 2015, 15:12
besides having an extra,,,
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Looking to have a "beater" out that won't bother me as bad
If it gets stolen.
secure your firearms!
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 17:53 (3382 days ago) @ stonewalrus
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