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edward5759 · May 18, 2012, 01:20 PM

I have had some 94s come through the shop that were real shooters. One shot under 1" with a IMR 3031 and a 170 bullet. the 170 have about the same impact as a 150 coming out of the 30-30. but I have found the 170 will give a little better edge than the 150.
30-30 do foul up in the barrel with copper! The copper they use on 30-30 is a soft gliding S-2 type, where the fast 3000 fps bullets use am S4 type copper, much harder. The S2 is used to give the 30-30 good bullet expansion at lower speeds. Round nose bullets are sometime the cause for poor accuracy.
and like others have said the 94 lever is sorta like an M-14 with a lot of stuff hanging on the end of the rifle.
I knew one guy who took the fore end stock off of the rifle and it make a big difference. Some will shoot with a full tube and some want to loaded one at a time.
It's like a woman is fun to see what makes them chirp and growl. GOOD LUCK and just play with it, it's half the fun.

Ed

May 18, 2012, 01:20 PM	#19
edward5759 Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ. 30 miles from water, two feet from Hell. Posts: 355	I have had some 94s come through the shop that were real shooters. One shot under 1" with a IMR 3031 and a 170 bullet. the 170 have about the same impact as a 150 coming out of the 30-30. but I have found the 170 will give a little better edge than the 150. 30-30 do foul up in the barrel with copper! The copper they use on 30-30 is a soft gliding S-2 type, where the fast 3000 fps bullets use am S4 type copper, much harder. The S2 is used to give the 30-30 good bullet expansion at lower speeds. Round nose bullets are sometime the cause for poor accuracy. and like others have said the 94 lever is sorta like an M-14 with a lot of stuff hanging on the end of the rifle. I knew one guy who took the fore end stock off of the rifle and it make a big difference. Some will shoot with a full tube and some want to loaded one at a time. It's like a woman is fun to see what makes them chirp and growl. GOOD LUCK and just play with it, it's half the fun. Ed __________________ Failure is part of success! This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" -Adolf Hitler,1935"