The 30/30 Full Length Resize Or Neck Resize 

@John Beige yes sir, we do. My two sons and myself use it for most everything.

Interesting I have the same calibers, Especially the ect, part,,,,

same here, more 30/30 reloading videos please. Ive been doing pistol reloading for some time now but want to get into rifle as well. My son has a 336 and I want to reload for him. Love all your videos.

I have a Savage 340 bolt gun. I have used the old Lee Loader which only neck sizes back in the 60's and 70' before I had a press and FL dies. The problem I had with the Lee Loader was probably from the thin cases, some lube on the necks may have helped. I am currently thinking about the Lee Collet dies to eliminate this problem.

@@52blakeley19 Cool, I had to look that gun up. Cookie has done several videos on the collet dies. Gives a good rundown on them. No lube is a good thing about them.

D Swann, That is because you need to bottom the die on the shell holder to size the web of the case (the web is the portion on the lower case just above the rim). When you back a die out to just bump the shoulder back, you are no longer full length resizing the entire case length. This is why 30-30 brass does not live long in reloading cycles; full length resizing with the shallow bottle neck of the 30-30 case allows the brass to flow out to the case neck mouth requiring frequent case turning for over-all case length. It is something you need to accept when hand loading for this cartridge. The 30-30 plays by its own rules in a sense when it comes hand loading. I first played with this cartridge near 40 year ago and it still requires you to chase the case every time your reload a lot (a group) of cases. It is the last cartridge on the planet I want to reload cases fired out of another rifle.

@@Chuck_Carolina The web of the case is just fine, not a problem fitting my chamber. My point in my comment was to illustrate how far my die was adjusted from the shell holder to achieve a .002" bump. The shoulder width is what makes a snug fit in the chamber but it is not so tight as to inhibit loading.

@@SniperC175 Just curious; how many cycles do you get out of your brass, do you Annelle and how often do you trim case length?

@@Chuck_Carolina I've got 100 Winchester cases that are the same lot from 1988. They have been trimmed once after 3d firing/sizing and they were annealed once before 4th resizing. I had 40 cases from Winchester factory loads that I threw away after 6th load due to split necks (before I started annealing).

@@SniperC175 That is exactly what I wanted to know: we had plenty of brass back then and just recycled it often. I acquired a 30-30 a few years back and want to figure this silly cartridge out and why it didn't load well for me in the past. Thanks for your response,

Just started to reload the 30-30, my neighbor had an old neck sizer he brought back from Alaska. He used his brass enough times the necks would crack and apparently he never had a problem, except when other people would use his ammunition in their guns. His were fire formed with his rifle and there are variants in different chambers, some are tighter, some are looser, if they were too tight they wouldn’t fit. I have lots of brass and don’t shoot much, so I will probably stick to neck sizing.

That's what I prefer to use to come up with the same measurements.

TheWheels1965 Which bullet have you found the best for 30 30 ,thanks mate?

@@interman7715 Any lead bullet should be ok, as long as you keep the speed below 1000.

He is measuring the shoulder not the overall length

Ghost, the principal is the same, no matter how many rifles you have. Size them all to the shortest chamber. Your brass life will suffer if resizing .02 or more every time. 2-3 reloadings vs. 8-10.

Eugene - Thanks for your kind remarks. But there is something to be said for milder ammo that one can use to knock over a crow on a 60 yard fencepost. Have a great day, Steve

The brass is also thinner than 308 also, so it will fill the chamber on one firing.

It is because brass has spring back after firing.