30 BRA for Deer hunting?

[wizzum69]

Being a rifle hunting guy has made it hard to adapt to hunting Illinois but, it's what I have to do. I've switched to the 350 Legend and with hand loads and better bullets hunting has become better BUT, I would like to use a bottle neck case. If I shorten a 30 BR case to 1.4" and use Barnes TTSX 130's, will the 17 twist stabilize the longer TTSX bullet? I want to do a build and need some advice from the 30 BR/BRA shooters.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

 

[Bill Norris]

Being a rifle hunting guy has made it hard to adapt to hunting Illinois but, it's what I have to do. I've switched to the 350 Legend and with hand loads and better bullets hunting has become better BUT, I would like to use a bottle neck case. If I shorten a 30 BR case to 1.4" and use Barnes TTSX 130's, will the 17 twist stabilize the longer TTSX bullet? I want to do a build and need some advice from the 30 BR/BRA shooters.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

Based on what I've seen with my Model 7 30BR with 1 - 15 Tw. shooting the 125 gr. Nosler A B I would suggest going to the 1 - 15 Tw. My Rem 700 bench rest 1 - 17 Tw. rifle did shoot the 125 gr. bullets well but it also shot the lighter weight bullets more accurately.

 

[Mark W]

Being a rifle hunting guy has made it hard to adapt to hunting Illinois but, it's what I have to do. I've switched to the 350 Legend and with hand loads and better bullets hunting has become better BUT, I would like to use a bottle neck case. If I shorten a 30 BR case to 1.4" and use Barnes TTSX 130's, will the 17 twist stabilize the longer TTSX bullet? I want to do a build and need some advice from the 30 BR/BRA shooters.

Thanks in advance.

Rob

Now living In Ohio, I can feel your pain. I wish they would give us the option of using a shortened 30BR. Hell, I would be pretty happy just to use my old 30-30.

 

[pupsdad]

You want a 30 Bellm it's basically a 30 Dasher with the case shortened till the case length is 1.4. there people I know getting 2900 fps with 120 gr bullets. I'm going to try some 130 gr this year. Most the goys I know chamber a 30 dasher and just cut the neck short. I have an actual 30 Bellm chamber. Everyone uses 1-10 twist I'm building a second one with a 1-11.5 twist. BR on left 30 Bellm right.

 

[pupsdad]

I believe the faster twist helps bullet expansion that Barnes TTSX is the bullet I'm shooting this year. Used Hornady 120 SST last year it's a little fragile and I worry if I take a short range shot the bullet might not perform.