30-30 WIN HELP

j3081

HI GUYS,,,BEEN HERE,,,,HELPED ME MUCH,,,NEED ADVICE,I AM A T.C. FAN,,,I OWN 4 CONTENDERS,,,THE 30-30 IS THE ONE I NEED HELP WITH,,,I LOAD 125 GRAIN SIERRAS IN MY T.C.,,,HOWEVER I HAVE AN OLD WIN 94 THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOOT THE SAME BULLET FROM,ONLY 1 IN THE CHAMBER AND 1 IN THE MAGAZINE BUT THE SIERRAS COL IS TOO LONG FOR THE BULLET TO CHAMBER FROM THE MAGAZINE[:(]NOW WOULD IT BE SAFE TO TAKE THE COL OF THE SIERRA POINTED BULLET FROM 2.770 TO 2.520 THAT OF A FLAT NOSE BULLET JUST SO IT WOULD CYCLE IN MY 94.ALL ADVICE APPRECIATED,,,J3081

JustC

if I did so,..I would very carefully work my way back up from a few grains less. Also, might want to inquire about the ability of a lever gun to hold pressures from other type rifles.

mrbruce

Be real careful the TC will take lots more stain that a lever gun will...
You will raise pressures pushing the bullet farther into the case..
If you want to shoot the same load just do it as a single shot to be on the safe side.....

Grunt2

What type of Sierra bullet are you shooting in the T/C? Make sure you use "flat nose" bullets in your Model 94....

rctsat

Try the 130 gr. hollow points I think from Sierra. I load these in my Savage 99 with Win 748 powder and they are extremely accurate and function in the rotary magazine just fine. I also load some 125gr Noslers but they are too long for the mag and I have to feed them single shot.