.30 Remington

[Rebel]

Howdy All,

I've recently come into posession of a Remington Autoloading Rifle (A Model 8 before they called it the Model 8) chambered in .30 Remington. The good news is it came with 30 rounds of ammo. The bad news is general ammo availability. I've found several vendors that sell reman'd ammo and brass, but they are all OOS. Currently my options are limited to trolling things like ArmsList or GunBroker for ammo/brass.

Now, it looks like I can convert .30-30 Winchester brass by turning down the rim and fire-forming it. I'm good with this, except the part about spending $500+ on a solid mini-lathe to get the job done. I don't plan on shooting this a whole lot, and would be happy having a total of 100-200 rounds to reload over and over.

So, I have 2 pleas here:
1. If anyone has any .30 Remington ammo or brass they can source or are willing to part with, holler in my direction.
2. If anyone has the ability to turn down .30-30 brass and is willing to do so, I am more than happy to pay for your time.

 

[Acera]

You might join the forum below and go through their threads. Pretty sure it is a common topic over there. Those guys should be able to point you to some sources.

thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com ? Index page

 

[robocop10mm]

Where are you located? I have a box of factory loads I would be willing to part with. Because you cannot mail ammo, shipping would be stupid. I believe I have some brass as well.

I'm in Round Rock. Just north of Austin

 

[Rebel]

Robocop, PM inbound

 

[DubiousDan]

REMINGTON BRASS 30 REMINGTON UNPRIMED BULK PER 100 ROUNDS

 

[Rebel]

Thank you Dan, I saw that, but I also saw elsewhere that someone had ordered .30 Rem brass from them 6 months ago and were still waiting. I shot them an email asking if they had it in stock, but have yet to hear back.

I hesitate to order from places that don't have a stock indicator; I've been burned by that before.

 

[DubiousDan]

Thank you Dan, I saw that, but I also saw elsewhere that someone had ordered .30 Rem brass from them 6 months ago and were still waiting. I shot them an email asking if they had it in stock, but have yet to hear back.

I hesitate to order from places that don't have a stock indicator; I've been burned by that before.

I don't blame you there. I have a Model 8 in 35 Remington and really enjoy shooting it. I was fortunate in being able to buy brass for it years ago.

 

[Rebel]

I forgot, thank you Acera for providing a link to that forum. I joined and already have found some good info, especially on converting .30-30 brass to .30 Rem. It is indeed possible, I just need to befriend someone with a lathe.

I received 31 cartridges with the rifle. Hopefully I can track down some more ammo/brass without paying $3+ per round for 50-year-old ammo.

 

[bones_708]

Gad Custom Reloaded Cartridges and Shell Reloading Services

20 for $28

 

[motorcarman]

Be aware that there is something called 30 Remington AR. (completely different)
My neighbor has an old rifle chambered in .30 Remington and asked if I could find ammo. I looked for several months but all I could find was EXPENSIVE collectable ammo priced 'by the round'.

I would love to find some for him because all he has is about 16 rounds that are about 40 years old. I did find some reload dies so I could make some up for him. I just need brass!!!!!!

bob

 

[Rebel]

Bones, thank you. Unfortunately they are on back order as well.

Motorcarman, thank you for the warning there.

Converting .30-30 Winchester brass... You "only" have to take a lathe, mount the brass without messing it up, turn down the rim, cut a larger extractor groove and fire form the brass.

Only.

 

[benenglish]

I don't blame you there. I have a Model 8 in 35 Remington and really enjoy shooting it. I was fortunate in being able to buy brass for it years ago.

.35 Remington ammo has recently been available. Hornady (apparently) did a seasonal run and I picked up a couple of hundred rounds. I would have rather had empty brass but I'll take what I can get.

Does anybody remember the last time there was a seasonal/occasional/special run of .30 Remington? I don't.

These guys: Gad Custom Reloaded Cartridges and Shell Reloading Services claim to be able to supply just about anything, though it looks like even if they have the brass you'll wind up paying $1.50/round or more.

These guys: Ammunition|Obsolete Ammo|Shooting Supplies are up front about the fact that their ammo is out of stock but they're accepting backorders if someone wants to wait.

 

[motorcarman]

Here is some 'collectable' ammo I found last year when I was looking for ammo/components.
I guess you could fire the 'pricey' ammo and reload the brass?????
kinda ruins the point of collecting though.

30Remington

bob