couesbuck22 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 I have a 30. Remington that was passed down to me from my grandfather and can't find any dies to reload I have the brass that he gave me with it and about 30 loaded shells anyone know where or how I could get the dies? Also I reloaded some 180gr. Spbt's for my elk hunt this previous year I was shooting a 300 win mag shot my bull in the vitals 3 times at 65 yards and found all 3 bullets inside while gutting him and not one even made it to the ribs on the opposite side I'd rather have them coming out he barely bled out the entry holes even though his lungs were almost gone..any ideas? Lastly I reloaded 250 40gr. V-max for my 223 they're flying at 3681 fps and about the only thing I like so far is that they dont come out and I don't have to sew em up once they're skinned and fleshed but that load has shot 9 coyotes between me and my nephew and only one has dropped I hit her in the neck facing me at 180 yards I have shot dogs at 40 yards behind the shoulder and they usually run 50-75 yards away before dying without bleeding out I have lost 3 that I know I hit and couldn't find them..shot one at 80 yards in the shoulder trying to get one to drop and it still ran over 100 yards across the flat before dying, any help would be appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 What bullets in the 300? In my experience, switch to the 50 gr ballistic tip our vnax for better results Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ctafoya Report post Posted March 2, 2015 My oldest shot his bull last year with my 300WSM. 168gn berger. Entry wound the size of a golfball and liquefied lungs at 100 yards. Dropped him instantly. No blood except from the mouth and nose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 Runners is why I quite using a .223 for Coyotes. I don't care about pelts so I steped up to my .250 Savage running 115gr Bergers at 2850fps. Needless to say the runners stopped. As far as dies go contact just about any die maker and the should be able to make you a set. MidwayUSA shows an RCBS set available and in stock currently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted March 2, 2015 Switch to a 50 or 55 vmax in your .223 or go to 40 btips. Btip performance will likely give you more runners unless you srsy with 40's. They work fantastic fast but in a .223, I want vmaxs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesbuck22 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 I was shooting the hornady interlock 180gr Spbt's and do these heavier bullets in the .223 come out from your guys' experience I was shooting 55 grain hollow points but didnt like em because they always came out with a softball sized hole even if I didn't hit bone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted March 2, 2015 Coues- if you want an exit use a barnes (or an all copper bullet), the tipped bonded bear claw is another one you may want to try,for elk huning. i prefer a partition or what you used. i have used a 165 btsp too with good results. for coyotes i use a 50 grain ballistic tip out of .222, 223 and 22-250. they worl well for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeithV Report post Posted March 3, 2015 i also saw those dies at natchez shooters supply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted March 3, 2015 sounds like your bullets did exactly what they're supposed to do. i shoot hornady interlocks for that reason. they don't go through. all the shock stays in the animal. that's what a good bullet does. and they cost half what a "premium" bullet does. why does everyone think you need a blood trail? although, it has been my experience with barnes bullets that you need one, because they always run off and die a half mile away in a thicket up a canyon and you spend all night tracking. a good bullet opens up and spends all it's energy inside the animal. i usually find my interlocks on the offside, under the skin, wadded up in a ball. even on deer. and it doesn't matter what you shoot on a gut shot. as far as .224 diamater bullets, i shoot hornady 55 gr hollow point boat tail match bullets in anything that shoots that diameter. seem to tear things up less. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesbuck22 Report post Posted March 3, 2015 Could anyone post or send me a picture of the powder and powder amount I have two hornady manuals and one nosler and neither one has the 30. Remington Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted March 4, 2015 the .30 remington is a rimless variation of the .30/30 winchester. .30/30 load data can be safely used to load the .30 remington. if you look in a lot of reloading books it will have a footnote saying that. are you loading for an old pump like a model 14 or 141? anyway, you can use .30/30 data with no problems. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesbuck22 Report post Posted March 5, 2015 It is a pump couldn't tell you the model off the top of my head thanks everyone for the input I greatly appreciate the feedback. Good luck on the draw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted March 5, 2015 they're both great old rifles. do you know why it has the corkscrew looking deals in the mag tube? Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesbuck22 Report post Posted March 6, 2015 To be honest I don't, I wasn't raised in the outdoors until my dad left and my grandpa took me under his wing and taught me to hunt and fish learned a ton from him and unfortunately he isn't with us any more but I have some awesome rifles that put a smile on my face just thinking about it and the stories that came with them. Many more to come, haven't even thought about buying a new one every animal I have harvested has been with one of his rifles. Wouldn't want it any other way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted March 6, 2015 it isn't real safe to load pointy tipped centerfire ammo in a tube magazine because there is chance that the tip of a bullet can hit the primer of the shell in front of it hard enough to make it fire, during recoil. they put the spirals in the mag tube so that tips of the bullets will be cocked off a little and not hit the primer in front of it, making it safe to use spitzer and other pointy ammo. i lust for a model 14 in .25 remington. they are fine old rifles. be sure you hang on to it so you can pass it on to someone who will keep it and pass it on. if it's a model 14 it could be over 100 years old too. the newest a 141 or 14 cn be is about 75 years old. Lark, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
