Best .30-30 Winchester Ammo
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We track 4 .30-30 Winchester loads from 2 dealers. The cheapest delivered to AR, shipping included, is Winchester Super-X .30-30 Winchester 170gr Power-Point Ammo at $1.26 a round.
The .30-30 Winchester is the lever-action deer round. It came out in 1895 for the Winchester Model 1894, among the first American sporting cartridges designed for smokeless powder, and it is still chambered in Winchester, Marlin and Henry lever guns. It fires a .308-inch bullet from a rimmed case at about 2,200 to 2,390 fps.
All loads here are for deer and black bear in the woods, out to about 150 to 200 yards. The 150 grain loads shoot a little flatter. The 170 grain Super-X Power-Point hits heavier and suits bear or close cover. Most .30-30 rifles use tubular magazines, where each bullet rests on the primer ahead of it, so only use flat-nose, round-nose or soft-tipped loads made for the .30-30. Never load pointed spitzer bullets into a tube.
All .30-30 Winchester Loads
Compare ballistics and prices across 4 products
| PRODUCT ↕ | GRAIN ↕ | VELOCITY ↕ | ENERGY ↕ | BC ↕ | USE CASE ↕ | BEST PRICE ↕ |
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Federal Power-Shok .30-30 Winchester 150gr SP Ammo
150gr
• 2390 fps
• Hunting
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150gr | 2390 | 1902 | .218 | Hunting | $1.27/rd |
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Winchester Deer Season XP .30-30 Winchester 150gr Extreme Point Ammo
150gr
• 2390 fps
• Hunting
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150gr | 2390 | 1902 | .215 | Hunting | $1.31/rd |
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Winchester Super-X .30-30 Winchester 150gr Power-Point Ammo
150gr
• 2390 fps
• Hunting
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150gr | 2390 | 1902 | .218 | Hunting | $1.30/rd |
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Winchester Super-X .30-30 Winchester 170gr Power-Point Ammo
170gr
• 2200 fps
• Hunting
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170gr | 2200 | 1827 | .241 | Hunting | $1.26/rd |
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Advantages and Disadvantages
Pros
- Recoil is mild, well below a .308 or .30-06, in a light carbine.
- Lever-action rifles are short and quick to point in brush and timber.
- Flat-nose soft points open reliably at the moderate velocities of woods-range shots.
Cons
- Against a .308, bullets drop far more past 200 yards, so it is a poor fit for open country.
- Blunt bullets needed for tubular magazines lose velocity quickly.
- Bullet choice is mostly 150 and 170 grains, which leaves little room for elk-weight loads.