Love to get one now.

I'm just after getting the license for my MarlIn 1894 in .38spl/357mag and like the lever action setup

Im reading good reports on the new hornaday
Leverevolution ammo in 30 30. It has a soft balistic tip

Jonty wrote: »

Lads, is 30/30 deer legal?

It certainly is.

http://www.buckhuntersblog.com/winchester-30-30-americas-deer-cartridge

Do a search and your get better and more answers.


http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/

id love one of these also great bit of kit. but after the 9 monthe of phone call, 2 meetings and a gun change i dont think i could go thru it all again for a restricted licence :mad:

extremetaz wrote: »

There's a John Wayne commorative Model 1894 in Aim & Swing in Mountnugent.

Not sure of the exact calibre, think it might be a 32-40 but I could be very easily mistaken.

It's a stunning piece!

Yup, that's the calibre - also known as 32-40 Ballard. Ammunition might be hard to find, though, as it is passing rare in Yoorup.

Last price I checked was $28-33/20 from Ventura ammunition.

The one for sale in Ireland might well be the only one there is.

tac

I had a few shots with Cupid Stunt's custom tikka today too! An awesome rifle. I know it certainly shoots better than I can anyway

I got my 30-30 from a dealer in the Uk. Keep your eye on guntrader.co.uk and you might pick up a nice one. If you're going for the winchester, try get one made before 1964.

does the 30/30 not have a mag capacity of more than 10 rounds if its lever action?thought that made them restricted

bazza888 wrote: »

does the 30/30 not have a mag capacity of more than 10 rounds if its lever action?thought that made them restricted

Centrefires have no mag capacity limit, that's only rimfires.

no the pistol calibres would do, but not the rifle calibres. A 3030 is 7.62x51R [R for rimmed] And they usually come with a 16" 20" sometimes "24 inch barrel so you can only fit 6 in the mag and one up the spout. also all the pistol calibres would be restricted on the bullet diameter anyways bar the .22 but you need to get the mag plugged then also or it'd be restricted as they are above ten. also none of the pistol calibres would meet the requirements for deer here.

Sandy22 wrote: »

It isn't. But a .32/40 would be. As they say across the pond - go figure.

I didn't say it was, but dax did - hence my question -

Quote - id love one of these also great bit of kit. but after the 9 monthe of phone call, 2 meetings and a gun change i dont think i could go thru it all again for a restricted licence End Quote

tac

Due to the tubular nature of the magazine, Can pointed bullets be used? or do they have to be flat nosed style bullets

juice1304 wrote: »

the only factory spitzer type bullets for the 3030 are the hornady leverevolition ftx bullets which use a soft rubber tip. if it were a thing we were allowed to reload you could have one in the chamber one in the mag for a follow up shot. but you cant load up a full mag as the recoil could start a chain reaction in the mag which would'nt end well.

You can load up the mag full with the round nose and leverevolition ftx bullets. Is the "recoil could start a chain reaction in the mag" not a bit of a myth.

It is most certainly NOT a myth, else ammunition would not be marked 'NOT suitable for use in arms with tubular magazines'.

Nor is the rounded/flat nose of the bullet intended for use in any lever action tube magazine firearm there as a designer whim.

You will notice that the flat on the bullet - or even the radius of the semi-round nose, is larger than the diameter of the primer.

This is NOT an accident.

When these guns were originally designed - see the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. Inc - ALL bullets were round-nosed.

My inspired guess is that one upon a time a guy with more adventure than brains thought it would be interesting to see what happened when you put a pointy bullet in such a gun, and found out the hard way.

In firearms design, there are some things that you really DO have to take on trust, so trust me on this one, eh?

And when the RoI finally gets reloading for all - PLEASE don't try it. We really don't want to read about you in the Darwin Awards columns.

tac, Winchester Model 94 shooter since 1956.