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The .30-30 (pronounced "thirty-thirty"), as it is most commonly known, along with the .25-35 Winchester, was offered that year as the United States' first small-bore sporting rifle cartridges designed for smokeless powder. Since its introduction, it has been utilized alongside the development of flatter shooting cartridges, most prominently ...
How could the ancient .30/30 possibly outperform two 30-caliber cartridges that are considered by many to be the best big-game cartridges of all time? The answer is simpler than you might...
The .30-30 Winchester is a good round for short range hunting, especially in forested areas. So, it works well for deer and other similar game. Check out full review HERE!
The .30-30 cartridge is easily recognizable, especially if you hunt. (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com) The round has survived – and thrived – for over 125 years. Winchester has catalogued its...
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The .30-30 Winchester cartridge, introduced in 1895, was a marvel. It was the first American sporting cartridge designed from the ground up to use nitrocellulose (smokeless) powder. It is, arguably, the progenitor of all modern, high velocity, centerfire sporting rifle cartridges.
The original loading of a 160-grain jacketed bullet and 30 grains of smokeless powder (the .30-30 Winchester was the first American small-bore cartridge designed for use with smokeless powder) gave a muzzle velocity of 1970 fps, and was a great choice for hunting within 150 yards.
The .30-30 Winchester is one of those fascinating cartridges, not only due to its part in firearms history but also because it has existed in not one, not two, but three centuries. This tried-and-true classic can claim some portion of ammo ownership over the 1800s into modern times.
The most popular hunting rifle and cartridge combination in history is widely known — and inaccurately understood. The John Browning-designed Winchester Model 94 lever-action in 30-30 Winchester was the first commercial sporting rifle/cartridge that used smokeless gunpowder.
For years, the .30-30 was North America's most popular cartridge. It's acclaim, in part, was driven by its usefulness as a deer hunting round.