7/30 Waters

[BLUEDOT 72]

Does anyone have any first hand experience with a 7/30 in a 16 inch Contender Carbine bbl? I am particularly interested in the 140 Gr. Nosler Partition bullet.

[Rocky Raab]

How's this? LINK (http://www.reloadingroom.com/page29.html)

I still have the 14" Contender barrel, and it's still one of my favorites. The Model 94 is long gone, though.

I'd lean to the 120-gr bullets simply because of the slightly higher velocity and flatter trajectory, but there's nothing wrong with the "thump" of the 140s.

I shot 'em all and now seldom load anything but 120s in mine. It keeps the sight-in situation a lot simpler, too.

[BLUEDOT 72]

Thanks for the response Rocky.. What kind of velocity are you getting with the 120's in your 14" bbl?

[Rocky Raab]

Oh gee...I'm 500 miles from home right now, and I don't trust my memory for stuff like that. Haven't put one of those over the chrono since I did the article, either.

I just shoot it for fun, now.