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Is a 30-30 too big for coyote pelts?Please do not answer unless you have seen the damage first-hand.And please no answers off subject.
Question by Dallas A. McWhorter. Uploaded on February 04, 2013
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NO~~~You can Use Remington 30/30 Accelerator Ammo in your Lever Gun..BUT Two Rounds Only they are 55Gr~PSP
Put one in the Chamber~one in the Tube,Muzzle E-3300FPS,Eng~866Fp. Or you can use NEW Hornady~MonoFlex /125Gr~30/30 Ammo. With out Pelt Damage.
Thank you.
The .30/30 is a fine deer cartridge out to 200 to 250 yds in the hands of good shooter.
The only acceptable way would be with the excellorators that Treestand mentioned. Beyond that, they do quit a bit of damage unless shot in the head with reloads. Shoulder/lung area will almost cut them in half.
But have you seen the damage yourself?
I've seen the damage 30+ times with a 30-30 and damage it does. Never seen the accelerator ammo though, thanks Treestand.
I've seen the damage 30+ times with a 30-30 and damage it does. Never seen the accelerator ammo though, thanks Treestand.
I handload for the .30-30, and I was using loads assembled with the Speer 110-gr. RN bullet, initially designed for the .30M1 carbine. It makes a great load for smaller game and plinking with the .30-30. Unfortunately, it was a bit rough on the pelt. In that area of SW Colorado, we were not harvesting coyotes for their pelt; they were raising havoc, decimating a gentleman's lambs on his property a few miles away from my host's home. My shot struck at the shoulder-heart-lung area, and it ruined the pelts (certainly ruined the coyote). I doubt a factory load with the 150 pr 170 gr. flat pint would have been any less destructive, since the bullet shattered bone, but not of us were interested in keeping the pelts. I normally rely on the .22 Hornet, .223 and .22-250 for coyotes and other varmints, but the .30-30 was the only rifle in the truck and I was a guest. I will add, that 110-gr. RN was the load my son favored for "his" .30-30, and I still keep a supply on hand.
How big were the holes?
A coyote that was taken down with a 30-30 using horndy leverution had an exit hole about the size of a silver dollar.
Under the circumstances I described, the shot shattered bones and ruined the pelt. That was not a concern at the time, I believe if I would have had little more than a thirty caliber exit wound if my bullet made contact with soft tissue, but the coyote might not have died as quickly. The shoulder really put his lights out immediately.
From 60-yeas experience: 30-30 not good. A new bolt action Savage VB-Mag shoots a .17 scaled-down centerfire for $349- The .17 is hot & small and flat shooting, no kick or noise...ideal! It will be available within 3-months...buy it.
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NO~~~You can Use Remington 30/30 Accelerator Ammo in your Lever Gun..BUT Two Rounds Only they are 55Gr~PSP
Put one in the Chamber~one in the Tube,Muzzle E-3300FPS,Eng~866Fp. Or you can use NEW Hornady~MonoFlex /125Gr~30/30 Ammo. With out Pelt Damage.
Thank you.
The .30/30 is a fine deer cartridge out to 200 to 250 yds in the hands of good shooter.
The only acceptable way would be with the excellorators that Treestand mentioned. Beyond that, they do quit a bit of damage unless shot in the head with reloads. Shoulder/lung area will almost cut them in half.
But have you seen the damage yourself?
I've seen the damage 30+ times with a 30-30 and damage it does. Never seen the accelerator ammo though, thanks Treestand.
I've seen the damage 30+ times with a 30-30 and damage it does. Never seen the accelerator ammo though, thanks Treestand.
I handload for the .30-30, and I was using loads assembled with the Speer 110-gr. RN bullet, initially designed for the .30M1 carbine. It makes a great load for smaller game and plinking with the .30-30. Unfortunately, it was a bit rough on the pelt. In that area of SW Colorado, we were not harvesting coyotes for their pelt; they were raising havoc, decimating a gentleman's lambs on his property a few miles away from my host's home. My shot struck at the shoulder-heart-lung area, and it ruined the pelts (certainly ruined the coyote). I doubt a factory load with the 150 pr 170 gr. flat pint would have been any less destructive, since the bullet shattered bone, but not of us were interested in keeping the pelts. I normally rely on the .22 Hornet, .223 and .22-250 for coyotes and other varmints, but the .30-30 was the only rifle in the truck and I was a guest. I will add, that 110-gr. RN was the load my son favored for "his" .30-30, and I still keep a supply on hand.
How big were the holes?
A coyote that was taken down with a 30-30 using horndy leverution had an exit hole about the size of a silver dollar.
Under the circumstances I described, the shot shattered bones and ruined the pelt. That was not a concern at the time, I believe if I would have had little more than a thirty caliber exit wound if my bullet made contact with soft tissue, but the coyote might not have died as quickly. The shoulder really put his lights out immediately.
From 60-yeas experience: 30-30 not good. A new bolt action Savage VB-Mag shoots a .17 scaled-down centerfire for $349- The .17 is hot & small and flat shooting, no kick or noise...ideal! It will be available within 3-months...buy it.
Post an Answer