Some of the hardest to find and most expensive bullets include: 30-30 Winchester: Popular among hunters, this caliber is in high demand and difficult to track down. Even if you can find it, the price is steep, ranging between $1 and $2.45 per round, depending on the seller. .
Winchester Model 1894. Many lever-action . 30-30 models are still being produced today, nearly a century and a quarter after the original. One of those is the original .
The . 30-30 is by far the most common chambering in lever-action rifles, such as the Marlin Model 336 and Winchester Model 1894. Some earlier Savage Model 99 rifles were chambered for this cartridge. Current production lever-action rifles include those by Marlin, Mossberg, Henry, and Winchester.
Realistically, hunters armed with a . 30-30 have a maximum effective range of around 150-200 yards. When using a polymer tipped bullet and a scoped rifle (like a Marlin 336), it's possible to extend that somewhat to around 250 yards or so.
30–30 Winchester should only be used to fire ammunition marked as . 30–30 Winchester! Please, only use the ammunition designated for that firearm as what the manufacturer marked on the barrel. There are very few exceptions to this rule.
45-70 Govt is much more powerful than the . 30-30, which isn't too surprising considering their differences in external dimensions. With all that said though, it's important to note that the . 30-30 Winchester has a flatter trajectory with less bullet drop.
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At 500 yards, the 30 Carbine loads had over three times the bullet drop of both 223 Remington rounds. This makes the 223 Rem a more accurate long range shooting cartridge with over double the effective range of the 30 Carbine.
A 30–30 round is much larger and more powerful than a . 223 round. 30–30 is around 1800 foot pounds of energy. 223 is around 1300.
30-30 Repeater is a highly-accurate lever-action sniper rifle that can be fired rapidly and it has a good hip-fire accuracy.
So, what makes the . 30-30 the perfect round for both hunting and defense? It is very simple: You don't need an overly powerful round to be effective. As with hunting in the woods, in a personal survival/defense situation, most of your shots are going to be well under that 150-yard mark.
30-30's popularity among deer hunters is its light recoil. Average recoil from a typical 150-grain load at 2,390 feet per second (730 m/s) in a 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) rifle is 10.6 foot-pounds (14.4 J) of felt recoil at the shooter's shoulder, about half that of a comparable rifle chambered for the .
30-30 Winchester rounds - on average - achieve a velocity of about 2370 feet per second (fps) while . 308 Winchester rounds travel at a velocity of 2680 fps.
It was designed by Winchester and first marketed in early 1895 as one of the calibers available for the Model 1894. The original loading used a 160-grain softpoint bullet and 30 grains of smokeless powder. Thus the name 30-30 for 30-caliber bullet and 30 grains of powder.
30-30. It is widely believed that the . 30-06 is America's—and the world's—most popular hunting caliber.
The . 50-110 WCF (also known as the . 50-100-450 WCF , with different loadings) in modern 1886 Winchesters with modern steel barrels is the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 4,000 foot-pounds (5,400 J) of energy.
Today the 30-30 is one of the most popular hunting rifle cartridges on the market. An entry class to big game hunting, the combination of benefits to the 30-30 includes much more portability and accuracy over more traditional shotguns and larger caliber rifles.
The . 30-30 is considered the entry-class of big game hunting cartridges, and its relatively light recoil means you can quickly and effectively get the next round chambered, then aim and fire again. Not only is this a good saddle gun, but a . 30-30 lever-action is also excellent for self-defense purposes.
270 Winchester rounds - on average - achieve a velocity of about 3060 feet per second (fps) while . 30-30 Winchester rounds travel at a velocity of 2370 fps.
30-378 Weatherby Magnum is a long range cartridge. It is the most powerful - in terms of energy - .
30-378 Weatherby Magnum is the fastest . 30-caliber rifle cartridge in the world. It's about 500 fps (341 mph) faster than a . 30/06 Springfield.
The increased case capacity and case length allows the 30-30 to fire heavier bullets than the 7.62x39. The 30-30 can fire bullet weights ranging from 110 gr up to 170 gr with 150 gr loadings be the most popular.
35 Rem. has “far better knockddown power than the . 30-30 under any conditions and at any range.” Speaking of range, neither cartridge is designed for long-range accuracy.
30 Remington hollow-point manufactured by Rem-UMC (left) to the . 30-30 Winchester soft-point manufactured by Peters (right). They are really the same cartridge, but the . 30 Remington is just rimless.
With the traditional loads, the . 30-30 will drive its 150- and 170-grain bullets to a muzzle velocity of 2400 and 2250 fps respectively, while the . 35 Remington launches its 180- and 200-grain bullets at 2100 and 2080 fps. Both generate between 1,800 and 1,900 ft.