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Old May 21, 2001, 10:10 AM   #1
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Went to the show to pick up some 30/30 flat point 150gr. I ended up with a box of RN 150gr. These are the Remington factory overrun bullets,BTW. I know the theory behind not loading spitzers in tube fed weapons, but has anyone loaded roundnose ammo in their Winchester or Marlin? They don't have a true meplat like the FN, but the bullet tip is pretty blunt. So am I stuck with 2 rounds in the magazine?
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Old May 21, 2001, 10:26 AM   #2
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Round nose bullets will work just fine. Hornady makes 2 bullets for the 30-30. A 170gr flat point and a 150gr round nose. I have fired hundreds of the 150gr RN with no problems whatsoever. Enjoy!
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Old May 21, 2001, 11:59 AM   #3
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A lot of people say no roundnose either, but I think the most telling fact in this arena is that Winchester loaded roundnose bullets for their tube-mag. guns as far back as 1897, which is the earliest Winchester catalog I've examined.

At one time, for .30-30, Winchester offered FMJ bullets.
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Old May 21, 2001, 12:43 PM   #4
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Go ahead and fill the tube

I have loaded and shot hundreds of those same bullets, Rem 150gr Core-Lokt, with no problems. The best accuracy I got with those was with Reloader 15 at 2250fps from My 336C.
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Old May 21, 2001, 02:54 PM   #5
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Load em and shoot em and don't worry about em! They will work fine and safely too!
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Old May 21, 2001, 04:11 PM   #6
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Thanks for the answers guys! Time to go home and stuff them over some IMR4320-my pet load $26 for 250ct of 'em I couldn't resist. It would have been a good deal even if I'd had to load them in the .308
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