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If you witnessed or heard witnesses talk of the shot my dad killed a deer on the farm, you just would not believe it. That same moment as others were shooting their high powered rifles, missing, and telling my dad not to let it get away. Well, he killed it with one shot. Never underestimate the power of a 30-30 in the hands of an old farm boy. And his rifle to this day is in mint condition as that was his “go to rifle”.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

There you go!

finaly something for the actual hunter lol..i was exited to see this..helo from Ontario Canada

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is the perfect 30-30 round.

I like the ammo reviews!

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

I'd love to see a test of this ammo in a 16" barrel. It would be cool to see if this bullet design can work well in a handy little carbine.

LeverEvolution has made 30-30 Winchester, 32 Winchester Special, 35 Remington, 444 Marlin and 45-70 Gov’t all legitimate 200+ yard cartridges especially with modern optics. To see the capabilities of 30-30 watch Brobee223 channel video titled “Elk Hunt! The 30-30 puts meat on the table. BONUS - monster ammo review!” It is the best, most exhaustive test of 30-30 velocity, energy and penetration at typical actual hunting ranges I have ever seen. Shows two deer taken at typical medium ranges with Winchester 94 then culminates with one shot DRT kill on cow elk at 300 meters using a modernized 336 Marlin with dial it up scope. There’s other stuff besides technical issues in the video but well worth watching. I have no connection in any way to the channel.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

That's farther than I'd personally shoot a 30-30, but LEVERevolution is definitely the best factory ammo for that sort of situation!

@davewinter2688

Ай бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog I know you’re busy but when you have time watch the video by Brobee223. It’s a real eye opener.

@Marcus_972

Ай бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog I've been shooting this ammo out of my Winchester 94 and Marlin 336 for close to 10 years now and have had wonderful terminal results out to 200 yards on whitetail and hogs.

Great channel, very detailed information 👍 PS. I have.30-30 rifles in Winchester and Marlins, but my favorite is my savage model 99 with a 24 inch ! barrel !

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying my videos!

Everyone has a damn Garmin lol. I just can’t justify the 600 bucks. I want one though

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

It was a hard justification for me too, but I'm glad I made that purchase!

Not impressed with bullet weight retention, i don't want to eat lead. Another YT channel did tests same as yours & Federal Powershok 95% retention at 2X expansion & cheaper. Federal Hammer Down 99% retention at 2X expansion both 150's. Any copper test results ? Just found your channel, Keen to see what other tests you have run.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

I have not tested the Power Shok or Hammer Down ammo in the 30-30. However, I've tested 150gr Federal Power Shok in 30-06 and 150gr Federal Fusion ammo in 308. Both had excellent weight retention and well in excess of 2x expansion. However, neither one penetrated very well though. In fact, that 30-06 Power Shok load had one of the shortest penetration depths I've tested for ANY caliber. This makes sense though because I've observed that penetration and the final expanded diameter of a bullet are inversely related (more expansion results in less penetration. The only way to guarantee you won't eat any lead is to use a lead free bullet. Though I haven't tested any lead free offerings for the 30-30 in gel (yet), I've done extensive testing with copper bullets in other cartridges (223, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, 270 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, 300 Win Mag, etc). Without exception, every single one of those copper loads delivered outstanding penetration. More details are available at huntingguns101.com/form

@craigparker4108

Ай бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog Thanks for the work you do so we can help make better ammo choices.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Are you sure the 94 you held up has a 22" barrel? Both my 94s have 20 inchers. Great performance from the bullet and great velocity for a 30-30.

Have had good out of 20" barrel. Have had bullets blow up out of a 24" barrel

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Tell me more

@jeffreywilson690

Ай бұрын

The long barrel was a Marlin XLR, at close range bullet was not able to be found. Still dead deer

Why do the gel block cavities turn black. I’ve searched the net but can’t get an answer. Is it carbon from burnt gelatin?

@beavismagnum

Ай бұрын

A lot of it is actually shed lead off the bullet. Copper monolithic gel blocks tend to look very clean.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Sort of. There are definitely instances where the lead will shed off into the gel block, but that's more of a gray color than black color. I've shot a lot of gel blocks with a lot of different bullets and I've seen that same black "burnt" look to the gel with copper as well as lead core bullets. It's a weird phenomenon and I can't explain why we see it sometimes and not others.

@patchitwood7428

Ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

The entire Leverevolution line is pretty dang ideal, in my experience. I run the 225 gr FTX out of my Henry Big Boy X in 44 Rem Mag. Outstanding performance for PNW black bear.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Can you tell me a little bit more about the experiences you've had with that ammo on black bear?

I can't hit the broad side of the barn with it in a Marlin 336

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

Oh jeez, that's too bad. How does that rifle shoot with other ammo?

@inupik23

Ай бұрын

Well, not all of us are snipers... 😛

@lostpyper6973

Ай бұрын

Same. I believe the tips are too soft and deform in the tube mag.I had better accuracy when I single loaded rounds straight from the box. I settled on Hornady Whitetail for a good catch-all for cost\accuracy esults. I've turned deer hearts into what looked like cooked taco bell meat with them. I also only consider it a 150 yard gun with open sights, and about 200 yards with a scope but I don't like scopes on lever guns....so I have no use for niche rounds like the leverevolutions. If I'm going out to 200 yards or more, I'm bringing the .308.

@garyh1449

Ай бұрын

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog No minute of angle with factory. About 2" at 100 yards. I get the same problem with the 35 Remington. They both open up to 3 1/2" to 4" at 50 yards with Leverevolution. Both guns have microgroove rifling.

@Thebiggamehuntingblog

Ай бұрын

I'm not doubting your results (after all, every rifle is different), but this has been easily the most accurate ammo I've shout out of my 30-30, 35 Remington, and 45-70. Sorry you didn't get the same results!