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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 3801882" data-attributes="member: 49426">The 30/30 is what it is, an old design with a relatively thin case, so keep those hand loads in the published range.Review the recommended velocities for the bullets you choose.  Most bullet manufacturers put that in the back of there reloading books.  Be sure you have projectiles that will perform at the slower speeds of a 30/30.  A lot of 30 caliber projectiles are designed to perform properly at higher speeds than the 30/30 develops.Unless your punching paper, there is no point sending something down range at speeds where it behave more like a full metal jacket than a soft point because it was intended for a 300 magnum velocities..</blockquote>