beefstu - New 8/81 forum member

[beefstu]

Hello, I am new to this forum. Actually, this is the first forum I have been associated with, so please bear with me if I don't know the protocols to follow.
My father gave me a model 8 ten years or so ago. It is a .30 Rem. I bought some .30 Remington ammunition for it and fired it a few times when I first got it. Loved it!
Included in the rifle case from my Dad were some "Winchester Super Speed .30 Win.(30-30) S.P." rounds. I thought this was odd since the rifle is clearly marked .30 Rem.
The rim of the 30-30 is clearly a much larger diameter than the .30 Rem., (the .30 Rem is rimless, I believe)
I don't know much about ammo, but I would assume the 30-30 should not be fired from my model 8. Is this correct?

[81police]

beefstu,

Welcome to the 8 & 81 forums! We're glad you found us. Sounds like you have a fine Model 8. 30Rem is a great cartridge, light recoiling in these guns.

As you suggested the 30-30 Win will not work in these rifles and should not be tried. Stick to only using 30 Remington cartridges. You can still purchase them at the link below...

http://www.ows-ammo.com/store/index.php ... ucts_id=94

[beefstu]

Thanks!
Would the new 30 Remington AR work in the model 8?
http://www.remington.com/en/products/am ... on-ar.aspx
http://www.remington.com/comparison.aspx

[81police]

beefstu the new 30 Remington AR will NOT work, only "30 Remington".

[imfuncity]

Welcome aboard.

Believe most of us (if not all) have been where you are regarding the .30Rem and the 30-30Win. As a little background, to confuse matters even more, Remington even marked the early .30Rem "30-30"! No worries though, believe you will find that the rim of the 30-30Win will keep it from being useable in your shooter... not that it matters but the reloading data for the .30Rem and the 30-30Win are basically the same if you want to cut off the rim!

But, like Cam said, the 30Rem AR is a totally different breed of cat - you want to steer clear of that one for these fine old rifles.

[beefstu]

OK Thanks!

How about the "flex tip" and "soft point" in this link from Ammo-One.com?

http://www.ammo-one.com/30Remington.html

I appreciate your help.

[81police]

If it were my personal gun for hunting/shooting I would go with the 170gr. soft point from Old Western Scrounger, it's also $10.00 a box cheaper. But that's just me! I don't have experience with ammo-one.com.