.30BR Hunting Loads with Heavier Bullets

[deepwater]

What powders do you recommend for .30BR deer hunting loads using 125gr. - 150 gr. bullets.?
Should I use powders slower than 4198?
I will be using an XP100 pistol with 15" barrel.

Thanks,

deepwater

 

[eww1350]

Why would you need a heavier bullet..??..the 110-115 grain bullet will give you more velocity and better kinetic energy..I have killed many Whitetail deer with a 7mm BR XP-100 using 90 grain bullets..if you think heavier and slower is better go with 35 Remington and 250 grain bullets...
You can push a Bereger 115 grain Match VLD 2700 fps using 34.0-34.5 grns H-4198 and cci-450..keep in mind that Bergers Match VLD bullets have a heavier jacket than their Hunting bullets..

 

[Mega]

A 30Cal Berger 115gr Match VLD...????

I don't think so unless it's something new and not listed anywhere.

The 30 Cal Berger 115gr is a Flat Base Target (also suitable for Varmints).

 

[deepwater]

The heavier (for .30BR) bullets are what is being used on 200 M Rams. I want a load I can use in both silhouette (for pratice) and hunting.

Thanks,

deepwater

 

[bobinpa]

I'm not sure if this will help you or not, but I hope it does. I have a 17twist 24.5" Broughton barrel on my 30BR.
32.5 Gr H4198
CCI BR4 primer
125Gr Nosler ballistic tip jumping .010 gives me 2880 fps. This load will shoot in the .3s & .4s all day long. Thats not as good as when I shoot 116gr Euber's but I loaded it for groundhogs not paper.
Good luck,
Bob

 

[MGYSGT]

Thought Serria listed loads for the 30 BR and big bullets

 

[deepwater]

Thank you very much for the replys.

Everybody is pointing towards H4198, VN133 as well. Sierra does list heavier .30BR loads, but not with H4198 (they do list IMR4198

deepwater

 

[Mega]

I may be wrong but any Sierra Reloading Data I have seen is for the old 30BR Case with a Large Rifle Primer. Isn't that a different animal to a modern day 30BR using a necked up 6mmBR Lapua Case and Small Rifle Primer.

 

[deepwater]

Sierra loading data uses Remington 7mm BR brass with small rifle primers.

 

[fm1947]

Sierra shows a 10 twist I believe, I'm would assume it will have more free bore, so your 17 twist if Robinette reamer has 0 freebore.