300 Ham'r

GeauxTide · May 6, 2020, 03:13 PM

After reading John Barnsness article in Handloader, getting the parts in to bring to my Gunsmith, who manufactures AR15 and AR10 Lowers. Getting 30-30 performance from 16" will be nice. Will complement the 450 Bushmaster and Grendel.

9x19 · May 6, 2020, 06:14 PM

Have fun... It reportedly performs well on feral hogs, but after taking a look, I decided Bill's pet .30 doesn't offer me anything I don't already have covered.

GeauxTide · May 6, 2020, 11:38 PM

Sherman, TX. When I lived in LA, I used to go up there with a neighbor in my late teen years. We'd stay at his Grandparents and slay the jackrabbits. Wish they had some hogs back then.

9x19 · May 7, 2020, 12:53 AM

If you want some more info on the cartridge, from the horses mouth, so to speak...

https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/...mr#Post7506626

stagpanther · May 7, 2020, 04:03 AM

You might want to take a look at ARP's Tac 30 (formerly called 30 HRT but thankfully changed the name)--formed from 6.8 spc brass and out-performs the 30 Ham'r according to ARP (I don't have a 30 Ham'r myself). It is a wildcat but I have one and did lots of work with it and it shoots very well. Forming the brass involves knocking the shoulder back a bit and trimming the case length so there is a bit of a "fiddle factor" but straight-forward once you have your dies set and a "dummy" round on hand as base reference. I use hornady's 30 herret die to reform the brass; I think there might have been a special run on tac 30 dies though I missed out (as I always do).

jetinteriorguy · May 7, 2020, 10:41 AM

If I didn’t already have an AR in 7.62x39 I’d probably give this one a go.

May 6, 2020, 03:13 PM	#1
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	300 Ham'r After reading John Barnsness article in Handloader, getting the parts in to bring to my Gunsmith, who manufactures AR15 and AR10 Lowers. Getting 30-30 performance from 16" will be nice. Will complement the 450 Bushmaster and Grendel.

May 6, 2020, 06:14 PM	#2
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	Have fun... It reportedly performs well on feral hogs, but after taking a look, I decided Bill's pet .30 doesn't offer me anything I don't already have covered. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

May 7, 2020, 12:53 AM	#4
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	If you want some more info on the cartridge, from the horses mouth, so to speak... https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/...mr#Post7506626 __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

May 7, 2020, 04:03 AM	#5
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,787	You might want to take a look at ARP's Tac 30 (formerly called 30 HRT but thankfully changed the name)--formed from 6.8 spc brass and out-performs the 30 Ham'r according to ARP (I don't have a 30 Ham'r myself). It is a wildcat but I have one and did lots of work with it and it shoots very well. Forming the brass involves knocking the shoulder back a bit and trimming the case length so there is a bit of a "fiddle factor" but straight-forward once you have your dies set and a "dummy" round on hand as base reference. I use hornady's 30 herret die to reform the brass; I think there might have been a special run on tac 30 dies though I missed out (as I always do). __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!* Last edited by stagpanther; May 7, 2020 at 04:11 AM.

May 6, 2020, 11:38 PM	#3
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	Sherman, TX. When I lived in LA, I used to go up there with a neighbor in my late teen years. We'd stay at his Grandparents and slay the jackrabbits. Wish they had some hogs back then.

May 7, 2020, 10:41 AM	#6
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,175	If I didn’t already have an AR in 7.62x39 I’d probably give this one a go.