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"A single shot with a scope can put a 30-30 into another level and a premium bullet could well be an asset."
Only up to a point. You're limited by the strength of the brass. I have a Winchester M54, the bolt action rifle that finally morphed into the vaunted pre-64 Winchester M70. very accuracte and very strong. I figured i cuod soup up the old "Dirty Thirty" and have something a bit different. Didn't work out that way. get much over current max loading data and primer pocket get too loose, partial case head separations and other signs of way too high pressure.
Come to thnk of it, I don't think I've shot a jacketed bullet of any type in any of my 30-30 rifles in probably 25 years. I shoot strictly cast bullets in my 30-30's. I can load the Lyman #311291 to 2000 FPS with good accuracy and they've downed 15 deer over the years. I took two other deer with the RCBS #30-180-FN, a 190 gr. bullet in my alloy. That one did some serious smack down. Bullets were made from Wheel weights with a bit of tin added to make mold fill out easier.
Frankly, unless I was after a really big elk or a moose, I wouldn't even bother with a jacketed bullet but would consider a jacjeted or (GASP!) a premium if nasty critters also lived where I was hunting.
If it makes you happy, have at it. Every man should be allowed to scratch his fleas in whatever manner he chooses. (I stole that line from Elmer eith BTW.)
Paul B.
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