Odd 30-30 ammo identification

[brushape]

Anyone ever seen bullets like this loaded in a 30-30 or have an idea what they are. Was given a bunch of these handloaded rounds by a friend

They all are hollow points with an x type crimp of sorts


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[Bearlodge10]

Those are a little different. They look similar to some old Herter's Bullets I found where the lead tip separated from the core or the rest of the bullet and fell out. Other theory is that they are some early hollow points from sierra, the irregular shape hollow throws me off. Because it is in the 30-30, I would assume that these are handloads and I would pull a bullet and weigh it and do a search that way. I am betting that they are light 110-125 grain hollow points or some such. We used to load these for my Godfather who used these for coyotes out of a Savage 340 bolt action. Best shot with iron sights at ranges beyond belief for a young man back in the day.

 

[brushape]

Thanks ya the more I looked at them and thought about it I’ll probably just toss them or pull apart for the brass no need to mess up a nice old gun over some free ammo


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[Wrench]

Those are sierra hpbt's from the 90's. I would NOT shoot those in a tube magazine. They MAY be ok, but they may also NOT be ok.

 

[Wrench]

SIERRA 30(.308)165gr HPBT BULLET GAMEKING 100/bx - Graf & Sons

For rifles in 30 caliber, this 165 grain #2140 Hollow Point Boat Tail bullet, which is patterned after the world-famous 168 grain MatchKing bullet, was designed for shooters who desire a hunting version of that famous MatchKing. It is slightly "harder" than its 165 grain Spitzer Boat Tail...

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[brushape]

Those are sierra hpbt's from the 90's. I would NOT shoot those in a tube magazine. They MAY be ok, but they may also NOT be ok.

Thank you very interesting bullets it says they don’t expand under 2500 FPS anyway so they are useless


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