Anybody reload 30 Carbine?

[g3man]

Anybody reload 30 Carbine? Is it worth reloading?

 

[red_zr24x4]

My brother reloads a butt load of it. Its like any other reload... match the round to the gun for better accuracy, plus if you wanted to you could load lighter if you dont want to beat your wwII carbine to death.

 

[03A3]

I haven't loaded any but I'm stockpiling components bigtime.
I shoot a good bit of it and make a serious effort to recover all of my brass.
For what factory ammo costs, reloading for .30 Carbine makes sense.

 

[billt]

Almost any centerfire cartridge is worth reloading today. .30 Carbine certainly qualifies. I was buying commercial .30 Carbine for just $10.00 a box of 50 3 or 4 years ago. Like many calibers, it has doubled since then. I shoot a .30 Carbine Ruger Blackhawk, and have about 3,000 rounds stockpiled. I'm surprised this caliber isn't a better seller for Ruger. It is a very accurate, hard hitting cartridge in a revolver. When handloaded with spitzer bullets the range potential is even greater.

This gun is unbelievably LOUD! With that said it has very little recoil in the Ruger Blackhawk. .30 carbine brass can still be had quite cheaply, but it does involve some Internet hunting. There are a lot of guys who shoot the M-1 Carbine who don't reload. Many are saving the brass who didn't use to because "someday they might". I ran into a guy who had several thousand rounds of .223 brass this way. I was able to get it for almost nothing. Non ferrous metal prices have risen to the point that it is worth keeping any brass for it's scrap value, even if you're not a reloader. Bill T.

 

[kludge]

Reload? Absolutely. $25+ for 50 rounds? are you kidding?

You get 400-500 rounds out of a pound of powder. $20.
You get 500 plated bullets for $46
You get 500 primers for $15
You get 100 brass for $24 (assume you load it 5 times)

That's 500 rounds for $105... 1/3 of retail.

Don't forget to lube the brass even when using carbide dies.