30-30 powder question

[Sitting Bull]

i have 1979 Winchester 94 in 30-30. I want to work up a load, and the powders that I have on hand are, Leverevolution, IMR 4198,H4198,H4895 and IMR 4320.
Now all of these are listed in the manuals I have. I would like to know if any of you use any of these regularly in your 30-30 with success.
Is there an ultimate 30-30 powder?
I will be using Sierra 30-30 170gr FN as I have lots of these.
I do not have any FTX to go along with the Leverevolution powder if that makes a difference.
Your thoughts and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Pioneer2]

Win 748 is all I've used for 40 years with both the 150-170gr bullets.

[obsessed1]

I use leverlution with the ftx with good results as a hunting round. I also use h4895 with hornady and Nosler 170 gr round nose pills

[catnthehat]

I just checked the data I have access to and Lever Evolution comes out on top with the 170 grain bullet

[Dick284]

Varget
BLC2
4895
3031
Benchmark
LeverEvalution

[jeprli]

I run cfe223 and leverevolution. Cfe223 is much cleaner in my jm marlin. I'm getting good groups 1.5gn less then Lee suggests for maximum load. Same deal with 150 or 170gr.

[fordtruckin]

Not a 3030 but I have reloaded for years for it a bigger brother the 35 Remington. Use LeveRevolution, Hornady FTX bullets and rem 9 1/2 primers and have had great success. So much so I never bothers to try a different powder or primer. (Was set on the FTX).

[colroggal]

Varget - I put that $#!/ in everything!

Colin

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

I just checked the data I have access to and Lever Evolution comes out on top with the 170 grain bullet

FWIW, my load for moose bears and deer when I used was 30 grains of IMR 3031 with a 170 grain bullet when a 30/30 single shoot was my main rifle .
LI have also loaded a smattering of powders in it and they all worked well including Varget but when thee 30/30 was my main hunting and trapping gun was many years before Varget was on the market .
Cat

[Sitting Bull]

Thanks for all the replies. This should be a fun time, I will try and use up what I have in Leverevolution and 4895 this weekend then look at your favourites. It will be hard for me determining which is best as I have never used peep sights so being consistent on my part will be the key.

[Pioneer2]

Win 748/34.5gr-150gr bullet /Fed or CCI mag primer /win brass
Win 748/32gr-170gr bullet/Fed or CCI mag primer /win brass
40 years of stacking deer ,bear and moose.
Both loads out of the Ken Waters Pet Loads manual.

[360hunt]

Imr 4198 for full power loads.
Unique for plinking loads

[GrandSlam]

Going to be testing a few of those powders soon in my Mossberg 464.

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