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30-30 ammo for a 1984 leveraction?
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April 30, 2013 - 7:40 pm
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I just got my grandfathers 1984 cleaned up. I want to give it a go shooting
it. Its fed from the tube magazine under the barrel. I’ve read its a bad idea
to have 30-30 ammo that comes to a point in the magazine.. a chance of a
bullet from one shell striking the primer on another hard enough to cause it
to fire. Hence they made ammo with flat tips.

So far all I can find is either ammo with a pointed tip or a soft lead pointed
tip. Nothing with a flat tip. Any recommendations on what ammo to use in
this gun? Any brands you could point me to would be great.

Thanks,
Mike

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April 30, 2013 - 8:48 pm
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Leverevolution is great ammo. no problems

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I thought almost all .30-30 ammo was made for use in a lever action rifle, i.e. not pointed. What am I missing here?

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Hornady has plastic pointed tips that work in lever guns

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Commercial 30-30 ammunition, round nose, soft point bullets are been used for about a 100 years in the 30-30.

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Hornady shoots better.

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The Leverevolution 30-30 is first-rate, and the plastic tip should put your mind at ease.
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