Need .30 cal load ideas

spacecoast · 11-03-2014, 09:14 AM

I posted last night, but it seems there have been system problems. Hopefully this one will stick.

I had a chance to try my new 93 grain .30 cal reloads yesterday at the range. Both 4.1 gr. of AA#2 and 4.0 gr. of Bullseye worked fine in my 1920s Commercial. 3.5 gr. of Bullseye left the empty brass in the chamber EVERY TIME, as if it wasn't enough oomph to flex the toggle at all. Not even a stovepipe.

The .30 cal Luger is a really sweet combination of gun and ammo. Taking 22 grains off the 9mm bullet weight softens the recoil and it seems really accurate, too. I could only go out to 15 yards due to a range maintenance issue, but had no problem holding 3" groups offhand, and I think that will get better with more trigger time.

I had disassembled and cleaned the extractors on all of my shooters before going to the range, and I think that really helped. I previously had problems with my Erfurt not going fully into battery but didn't see any signs of that yesterday. All three of my 115 gr. 9mm loads (4.1 gr. AA#2, 4.7 gr. Titegroup and 5.3 grains of Unique) worked well.

11-03-2014, 09:14 AM	#13
spacecoast User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL and PA Posts: 332 Thanks: 276 Thanked 243 Times in 109 Posts	I posted last night, but it seems there have been system problems. Hopefully this one will stick. I had a chance to try my new 93 grain .30 cal reloads yesterday at the range. Both 4.1 gr. of AA#2 and 4.0 gr. of Bullseye worked fine in my 1920s Commercial. 3.5 gr. of Bullseye left the empty brass in the chamber EVERY TIME, as if it wasn't enough oomph to flex the toggle at all. Not even a stovepipe. The .30 cal Luger is a really sweet combination of gun and ammo. Taking 22 grains off the 9mm bullet weight softens the recoil and it seems really accurate, too. I could only go out to 15 yards due to a range maintenance issue, but had no problem holding 3" groups offhand, and I think that will get better with more trigger time. I had disassembled and cleaned the extractors on all of my shooters before going to the range, and I think that really helped. I previously had problems with my Erfurt not going fully into battery but didn't see any signs of that yesterday. All three of my 115 gr. 9mm loads (4.1 gr. AA#2, 4.7 gr. Titegroup and 5.3 grains of Unique) worked well.