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Old September 13, 2002, 12:35 PM   #6
Jim Watson
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If you want to load your .30-06 down to .30-30 with jacketed bullets, you are in good company.

The old (1920s) 300 meter international match load was the 173 grain M1 boattail bullet and 36.5 grains of HiVel No 2 for 2250 fps. That is about what a maximum .30-30 170 grain load in a 24 inch barrel will do. HiVel No 2 has been out of production for a long time. Ed Harris says to substitute 40 to 44 grains of IMR 4064. That would be in the ballpark with a regular 170 grain .30-30 RN or any other .30 caliber bullet from 165 to 180 grains.

Norma loads what they call the .30-30-06, a .30-06 case with a 150 grain roundnose at 2411 fps, which is also equal to a maximum .30-30 load with that weight bullet. It is for sale in Europe where there is not much handloading done but shooters want a softer load for the roe and other small deer, and save the full power ammo for elk and stag. They use 38.1 grains of Norma 200. I have a little left and it works fine, but no point paying the price these days. Ken Waters says to load 40 grains H322 or 41 grains of 3031 for the same velocity.

If you particularly want to use Unique, I would work up to the maximum 1957 loads gradually. They probably did not have a pressure test gun in those days and were just using what seemed ok in their rifle.
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