30-30 Wildcat question

ndcowboy · Post by **ndcowboy** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:18 pm

My uncle just dropped me off a cartridge and asked me to figure out what it is. This weekend from an estate he ended up with a bunch of loaded ammo and some dies and we have no idea what they are.
First, they are a shortened 30-30 case.
Case length is 1.58.
Overall loaded length is 2.146.
Bullet is .308.

Any ideas? If you need more info or a picture, let me know.

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:24 pm

30 HERRETT.....?
What are the markings upon the dies ?

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:05 pm

I believe Terry is on this one.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:09 pm

There have been many versions of the shortened .30 wcf over the years. The .30 wcf aka. .30-30 has a long neck,ideal for cast bullet shooting ,but the case capacity is way larger than needed for cast bullet competition. Target shooters have been shortening it for almost as long as the .30-30 has been around.
The Huntington ,origionator of RCBS, catalog of wildcat die sets available lists at least a couple dozen based on the .30 wcf and the .25,.32,.38 etc. cartriges that share the case head. Finding the exact and proper name of that cartridge may be quite a task. Are the dies not marked with that info or makers name?
As Terry said. The .30 Herrett is one of the best known versions.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:19 pm

Got to go with the .30 Herrett also.

harry · Post by **harry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:37 pm

I think Terry is right: 30 Herrett

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:04 pm

AOL probably isn't an issue as most guns so chambered were single shots. The saami info doesn't specify.

ndcowboy · Post by **ndcowboy** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:38 am

Terry Murbach wrote:30 HERRETT.....?
What are the markings upon the dies ?

I'm sorry I don't have the dies here. He dropped off a loaded round and asked for me to find out some info.

ndcowboy · Post by **ndcowboy** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:39 am

Looking at that diagram, I'd say that is it. Thanks a bunch guys!

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:00 pm

Yup 6 minutes from asking question to TERRY giving the right answer...GOTTA LOVE THIS PLACE.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:59 pm

Terry Murbach wrote:30 HERRETT.....?
What are the markings upon the dies ?

fordwannabe wrote:Yup 6 minutes from asking question to TERRY giving the right answer...GOTTA LOVE THIS PLACE.

With ZERO guesses... IMPRESSIVE! Faster'n I could type "google this..."!!!

And don't ever tell us if that was just a lucky guess Terry... Keep the rest of us on our toes!!!

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