303 Savage

spdymann · December 11, 2012, 10:16 PM

Can you fire the 30/30 round out of my 303 Savage to fire form it or do I have to remove the bullet and pack with corn starch? The bullet diameter is the same the brass is a little different.

Scorch · December 12, 2012, 02:34 AM

No, you cannot. 30-30 is longer and skinnier than the 303 Savage, you could definitely injure yourself. Shoot 303 Savage ammo or put it away.

Now don't get me wrong, I have known people who swear the 303 Savage and the 30-30 are the same thing, and have even fired 30-30 ammo in their old 99s chambered for 303. But the brass is unusable afterwards, and they were only saved by the long throats Savage used on the 303 Savage becasue it was originally loaded with 190 gr bullets.

res45 · December 12, 2012, 07:00 AM

You can form brass for 303 British or 30-40 Krag brass if you like but good quality reloadable brass is available. The old Lyman #45 manual has load data for the 303 Sav.

303 Savage.
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**Mike Irwin** · December 12, 2012, 07:07 AM

You cannot form .303 Savage brass using .30-30 brass. Too different.

New brass and loaded ammo is again available for the .303 Savage.

Try Graf and Sons, they have primed brass in stock.

December 11, 2012, 10:16 PM	#1
spdymann Junior Member Join Date: December 11, 2012 Posts: 1	303 Savage Can you fire the 30/30 round out of my 303 Savage to fire form it or do I have to remove the bullet and pack with corn starch? The bullet diameter is the same the brass is a little different.

December 12, 2012, 02:34 AM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	No, you cannot. 30-30 is longer and skinnier than the 303 Savage, you could definitely injure yourself. Shoot 303 Savage ammo or put it away. Now don't get me wrong, I have known people who swear the 303 Savage and the 30-30 are the same thing, and have even fired 30-30 ammo in their old 99s chambered for 303. But the brass is unusable afterwards, and they were only saved by the long throats Savage used on the 303 Savage becasue it was originally loaded with 190 gr bullets. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

December 12, 2012, 07:00 AM	#3
res45 Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Location: NC Posts: 753	You can form brass for 303 British or 30-40 Krag brass if you like but good quality reloadable brass is available. The old Lyman #45 manual has load data for the 303 Sav. 303 Savage. http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/...ategoryId/760?

December 12, 2012, 07:07 AM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	You cannot form .303 Savage brass using .30-30 brass. Too different. New brass and loaded ammo is again available for the .303 Savage. Try Graf and Sons, they have primed brass in stock. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.