Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load?
by Sarge 
, Central Misery, Saturday, August 22, 2015, 18:24 (3320 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.
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- Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load? -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-22, 11:07
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- Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load? - Drago, 2015-08-22, 13:04
- Every Load is a self defense load in a 30-30... You just -
Rob Leahy,
2015-08-22, 15:45
- LeveRevolution ammo -
Bruce in WV,
2015-08-22, 17:21
- I'd go with varmint loads rather than ones for big game... - mcassill, 2015-08-22, 17:23
- LeveRevolution ammo -
Bruce in WV,
2015-08-22, 17:21
- I have an opinion! I really think that the 125 gr Sierra HP -
Hobie,
2015-08-22, 17:41
- Exactly. NT - mcassill, 2015-08-22, 17:51
- Is there any such thing as a 30-30 defense load? -
Sarge,
2015-08-22, 18:24
- I'm just afraid there will be WAY too much penetration. -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-22, 18:56
- I'm just afraid there will be WAY too much penetration. - Catoosa, 2015-08-22, 21:11
- Great to see you checking in! And yes... - Rob Leahy, 2015-08-24, 11:50
- I'm just afraid there will be WAY too much penetration. -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-22, 18:56
- Years ago my BIL worked with a fellow who dispatched... -
cas,
2015-08-22, 21:44
- We still have several boxes at the shop... -
Hobie,
2015-08-23, 08:05
- I have a box that has been sitting behind the seat of my -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-23, 19:25
- I don't think that they will recoil enough to set off a -
Hobie,
2015-08-24, 06:00
- It's still an issue with heavy 45-70 loads - mcassill, 2015-08-24, 08:25
- I don't think that they will recoil enough to set off a -
Hobie,
2015-08-24, 06:00
- We still have several boxes at the shop... - Art, 2015-08-27, 11:33
- I have a box that has been sitting behind the seat of my -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-23, 19:25
- We still have several boxes at the shop... -
Hobie,
2015-08-23, 08:05
- You have at least one Mini 14... why would you use anything -
Rob Leahy,
2015-08-24, 11:41
- is it a Sal Minio 14? - Otony, 2015-08-24, 11:50
- Looking to have a "beater" out that won't bother me as bad -
stonewalrus,
2015-08-25, 15:25
- secure your firearms! - Rob Leahy, 2015-08-25, 17:53
- Looking to have a "beater" out that won't bother me as bad -
Catoosa,
2015-08-26, 09:26
- Looking to have a "beater" out that won't bother me as bad - stonewalrus, 2015-08-26, 11:52