It's funny you should mention that. I was shooting 148 grain wadcutters out of my 18.5" Marlin 1894c today. It's probably not hearing safe enough to shoot without ear pro, but I did it a half dozen times anyway. Sounds like a loud airgun.Originally Posted by mmc45414
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
They feed in Special brass? Any tuneup required to make heavy "empty cases" run?
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I prefer the switch on the Contender hammer for rimfire cartridges over the offset chamber solution of the Encore.
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Were they handloads? If so, what powder?
It would be handy to be able to shoot that damn groundhog behind the house with people wondering "What was that?" instead of "Who is shooting?" It is legal, but seems like somebody always calls the cops.
Should have known a return to PF.com would cost me money.
You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.
I put together a budget for my pending .30-30 project and the bottom line has the thing on hold indefinitely.
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Woah, that sounds like some kinda rookie mistake, actually adding it all up in advance... [emoji41]
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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits - Mark Twain
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The Marlin 1894c manual says they won't feed wadcutters, so of course I had to try it. They work "well enough" if you work the lever briskly, but it certainly isn't smooth. The ideal would be to feed them into the chamber singly, which involves some ammo juggling. If somebody made a lever action rifle with a magazine cutoff, me and probably at least three other people on the planet would be enthused about it.
They were some leftover Remington 148 grain wadcutters. I just switched over to Federal for my J-frame and was using up my old stock.
I have all the stuff I need except the time, to load up a mess of wadcutters using Missouri Bullet Company's hardcast, coated wadcutter. Might be fun to see how quiet I can make them.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
Just to close the loop...
I contacted Hornady CS, and they recommend 1:8" or faster the 190gr. That's definitely custom for a .30-30 barrel.
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