160gr ftx something

[swampratt]

Anyone use these bullets in their 30-30 or other rifles?

 

[Cowbaby]

I tried every which way you can in 30-30 w/ multiple rifles. No accuracy to speak of and other problems. Trying to turn a 30-30 into something that it is not and changing what makes it such a great cartridge in the first place was my final analysis. I plan on doing a write up sometime.

 

[okierider]

I have tried CFE 223 not so good , xbr8208 worse and Lever which is the best and that is not anything to brag about. Going to try some h335 next ( powder I have never used until lately) If I cannot get the groups down to 1.5 -1 inch groups at 100 I am going to shelf the 160 ftx .

 

[EKing]

Crushed a few tips while seating them. I had to get the proper insert for the seating die and then no more ruined bullets.

 

[okierider]

Crushed a few tips while seating them. I had to get the proper insert for the seating die and then no more ruined bullets.

What powder you using and how is your accuracy?

 

[swampratt]

I found with my 30-30 brass the same head stamp could have .014" neck thickness and some measured .010" thickness.
That explained my large groups that looked like 3 good shots then 2 fliers.

Once I neck turned my 30-30 cases no more fliers.
I was shooting cast Lee gas checked 170 gr bullets when that was happening.

Do yourself a favor and measure neck thickness on those 30-30 cases.

I sort all my cases by neck ID and neck OD.. they better be all the same ID and OD or I am not shooting for a group.

 

[JT708]

Midway shows them in 135gr. out of stock, Back Order Ok.
powders of choice for 7mm08, 243, 30-30.
Thank for any replies

 

[EKing]

What powder you using and how is your accuracy?

I looked at my notes and it turns out that I loaded the 140 grain MFTX, not the 160 grain FTX. I used LeveRevolution powder and accuracy was OK.
I liked the bullet/load combo but those things are expensive. Only reason I tried them at all is because MidwayUSA had a really good deal on "factory seconds".