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Old 08-08-2005, 09:41 PM
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Hornet Man
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oregon USA
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Default RE: .243 vs. 30-30

I would pick the 30-30 over the 243. This has been posted before but it is worth posting again. Start up the printer.

http://levergun.com/articles/3030_Rifle.htm

The 30-30 can be loaded with lighter bullets to achieve about 2450FPS loads in the 130 FN grain bullet. Speer has this bullet and it would make the old 30-30 into a 200 yard deer rifle. One can also make the 30-30 into a short range heavy weight using a 170 grain Nosler FN bullet that would be outstanding on Black Bear at tree stand range or 100 yards. I wouldn’t want to try that with the 243 win. For coyotes, I would use my lever action as a two shot gun. One in the chamber and one in the tube. I could use any 100 to 125 grainspire point bullet and push it toabout 2500 FPS to and get great results at longer ranges. As you can see,the old 30-30 can be a very versatile roundindeed.
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