.30-30 WINCHESTER

30-30 Winchester | 30-30 Winchester Ammunition  The Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle was the first to be sold with the.30-30 Winchester/.30 Winchester Center Fire cartridge in 1895. In that year, the.30-30, as it is more often known, and the.25-35 were made available as the first small-bore sporting rifle cartridges created in the United States for smokeless powder.

30-30 Winchester | 30-30 Winchester Ammunition It has developed a reputation as a fantastic cartridge for short- to medium-range deer, black bear, and feral hog hunting. In comparison to other rifle/cartridge combinations, hunters may have killed more deer using Model 1894 rifles chambered in. 30-30 Winchester.

Consider its ballistics: the 30-30 Winchester on a good day might push a 150-grain flat-nose bullet from the muzzle of a 24-inch barrel 2,400 fps. Most hunters carry 20-inch carbines, so they’re lucky to get 2,250 fps.

Due in large part to the flat-nose and round-nose bullets, 30/30 is regarded as a 150-yard deer cartridge. Velocity at the muzzle is one thing. Another is to keep that speed. Additionally, flat and round nose bullets with poor aerodynamic efficiency are terrible at doing this.