I bought a box of 130 grain SST's today. I probably won't try them until my Ackley dies get here. I did form some brass with 150 FMJ's. It shot them really well but I was only shooting 50yds to. I don't usually shoot FMJ bullets but figure they will work for forming brass and getting rid of them.

I shot some of the 130's and some 110's today while fire forming cases. Ten rounds of each at 100yds. Both bullets shot pretty good considering I was forming brass and the OAL was just a WAG. Both the 140 and the 110"s groups were just a little over an inch. I'm still waiting on Ackley dies and when they get here I'll get a lot more serious about my loads. I will say the SSK barrel is a breeze to clean and have a feeling its going to shoot pretty good. Its a short little barrel and is LOUD and if you hug it to close the scope will kiss your forehead. LOL. Hasn't got me hard yet but lets you know your to close.

Good start for sure

I've been shooting the 30-30AI a little lately and so far I'm not impressed with accuracy. I know I expect a lot from my rifles but I try to keep remembering this is a 30-30. But I've tried bullets from 110 grains up to an including 150's and to be honest, accuracy is terrible. I tried IMR 3031 powder with 150 Pro Hunters and with35.5 grains the group was 5 inchs at 100. With 36 grains it was better but not by a lot. The Hornady 150 SP with the same load results were better but still well over an inch, probably closer to two inchs. As much as I paid for the barrel I was hoping for a lot better accuracy. Recoil is pretty stout and I get a lot of muzzle jump so I need to work on that and I'm hoping that may help. I'm not giving up but sure has me scratching my head. Any suggestions on a better powder and bullet?

I had good luck out with the 125 and 150 grain ballistic tips. I settled on 125 grainers with W748 powder although I was looking for 125yds deer loads and never looked further.

The little short 18" barrel is really loud and when fired it probably jumps 6-8" off my rest. My buddy suggested trying to hold it down to see if accuracy improves. I honestly can't say if it did or not. I bought a muzzle break for it today and hope that it helps tame the muzzle jump down. I know its not gonna help with the noise but I'll deal with that down the road. I have good ear protection. I just need a load that will keep groups at least an inch at 100yds. I can live with that.

I have the super 14 as a handgun. My load is with 130gr hornady ssp and IMR 4198. It is very accurate. Quite a few others have used 4198 with 125’s(especially 125 nosler)and had success. Might be a good try.

Ive not yet……but id try varget and maybe even leverevolution powder.

A rifle with that twist should be shot with the heaviest bullets IMO. It's more about being able to push a heavier bullet (Higher BC & SD) for more knock down power & range. Simply put, (& no offence intended) its not a varmint cartridge.

SSK told me I should be able to shoot 150's although so far it hasn't shot anything very well including 150 grain bullets. I plan on using it for deer and hogs as I have more than enough varmint calibers so I will keep going up in weight until I find something compatible with the twist but I don't want to shoot cannon balls either. On a good note, the break made the rifle much more manageable.

In the 14”handgun length, the lighter bullets(125-130) do not act as varmint bullets at the lesser velocities. Idk about the 18” and longer lengths but that is only 4” more barrel. Maybe gain roughly 100fps over a 14”??
I dont think id want to go over 150gr myself, but love hearing what you come up with.