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Re: Long Ranger 30-30

Post by JCN » Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:25 pm

Ok fair enough
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Re: Long Ranger 30-30

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:27 pm

Cabelas had 2 Long Ranger rifles when I was there today. Good lookers. $1300 Canadian. No I did not buy one. Not sure what caliber. Were in case.
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Re: Long Ranger 30-30

Post by 220 » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:27 pm

I use the FTX a lot in my old marlin, it a genuine moa shooter with my reloads and very close to it with the factory leverevolution ammo.
Depending on the distance it is sighted you are looking at 12-14" drop at 300, People are constantly amazed when we pull it out at a range and shoot 4" groups with factory ammo at 300. Ringing 6" gongs a 400 is fairly simple and we have played with it on steel targets out to 800 with some success.
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Re: Long Ranger 30-30

Post by Mistered » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:13 pm

A Single Shot in 30-30 would seem to be a given.
Well.....if you already own a 30-30 you already have a single shot - just load it one round at at a time directly in the chamber. If you reload and want to experiment with spire point bullets no problem. I did this a while back with about a half box of some 150 grain spire point bullets I used up by loading in 30-30 -
They Really flattened out the trajectory !
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Re: Long Ranger 30-30

Post by JEBar » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:29 pm

Mistered wrote:Well.....if you already own a 30-30 you already have a single shot - just load it one round at at a time directly in the chamber. If you reload and want to experiment with spire point bullets no problem. I did this a while back with about a half box of some 150 grain spire point bullets I used up by loading in 30-30 -

They Really flattened out the trajectory !
that's the reason I'd love to see a 30-30 Long Ranger .. 8-)
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