30BR as a varminter ??

[Northman]

How do you think this will fare out to 300 yards, as is it used in competitions??

110grain V-max, 125 BT, various Speer bullets at 3000fps.. will the increased mass of the bigger bullets weigh up for less speed, say compared to a 22-250 shooting their 50-60 grain bullets?

Do you think more or less vaporizing effect? Not sure what I should call it

 

[M700]

Having done a fair amount of varmint shooting with a .308 Win... All I can say is that it works real well! The little 110 grain Hornady A-Max, Nosler's 125 grain Ballistic Tip or Speer's good old 130 grain hollowpoint all perform very well on varmints. They pretty much blow up rockchucks on contact. I launch the 125's and 130's at around 3100 fps, which works just fine. All of those bullets are capable of good accuracy.

Regards, Guy

 

[Aussie_bob]

Mate i have tried the 125gr Nosler balistic tips in my 30BR just as a trial, havent shot anything unless you count rocks and they certainly blow them away. I have no trouble getting 3,000Fps and are accurate at 300m 17 twist barrel.

 

[Northman]

Aussie: is it possible to see the hits through the scope?

If not, how heavy would it have to be to notice hits?

 

[RGRobinett]

As Guy,M700) points out, most of the "light",110 - 130 Gr.) bullets should deliver very good accuracy - in my experience, the Speer 130 Gr. HP is overly destructive for fur hunting - well, unless you enjoy sewing - but delivers very good grouping and dead varmints! I get many reports of excellent grouping from the Hornady 110 Gr. V-Max; people tell me that they may well put me out of business! Most of these bullets may prove pretty destructive. However, I do know one individual who has used the Nosler 125 Gr. BTs, launched from a .30BR, to dispatch a good many Southern white-tails - invariably, to his great satisfaction,as time permits, he is able to shoot 30+ head per season). I would guess that recoil could prove an issue - don't count on being able to "spot" your own misses. R.G.

 

[Aussie_bob]

If you are shooting at a distance from a rest yes you can spot your hits and misses i had cause to knock over a couple of large Grass Hoppers the other day and watched them drop also when shooting at 500m on steel spotting plate you can watch it hit thats with a HV rifle on a rest where it is recoiling straight back.
Haven`t tried any light projectiles like the 110s but might give them a go.

 

[ReedG]

Don't overlook the Speer TNT. The 125-gr. shoots very close to as good as custom bullets and has a devastating effect on anything it hits. The TNT in a 30 BR bench rifle will group in the zeros at 100 yds. if sorted a little. Unsorted they are easily .25 MOA bullets in a custom barrel.

A couple of guys in our BR matches are using TNTs in their Hunter and Hunter Varmint rifles.

 

[Northman]

ReedG: yes, its because of the Speer TNT I brought the tread back. Some guys on another forum posted that perhaps the 110grain v-max would not open up on small animals out to 3-400 yards. The TNT on the other hand, allready has a hole in the nose.


Just a question, does anybody know what the BC of this bullet is? Speer states 0.32 wich seems much when it has a big hole up front.

BUT, if it is .32, it hits with almost the same speed as a 223 shooting 50 grain bullets, from 200 yards and out. That would be like hitting a varmint with two 50 grain V-max at the same time.