The cartridge, with flat- or round-nosed bullets and 20th century powder charges, does not meet minimum energy standards required for moose hunting in Finland, Norway, or Sweden. 30-30 is legal for hunting moose in Newfoundland, Canada, provincial authorities do not recommend its use. In some circles, it continues to be used, yet modern opinions on its suitability for moose are mixed: Paul Robertson, a Canadian hunting firearms columnist, says, 'Too many moose have been taken with the 30/30 to rule it out as good for this purpose as well.' However, while the. 30-30 has a long history of use on moose-one writer calling it 'a standby for moose' in Canada's northern forests. 30-30 is commonly seen as usable on deer up to 150 to 200 yards. 303 British were widely available and used they were cheaper than lever-action rifles and the cartridge was more powerful than the. It is unlikely to be true in Canada where, for a period, military surplus rifles in. 30-30 than with any other cartridge, and perhaps this was true for a time in the U.S. and Canada more deer have been killed with the. More recently, it has been used on whitetail, mule deer, pronghorn, caribou, elk, moose, and black bear. In Canada and the U.S., the cartridge has likely, at some point, been used on all big game species.

The cartridge's common loads are a 150 grain bullet (MV 2,390 fps from a 24-inch barrel) and 170 grain (MV 2,200 fps from a 24-inch barrel). 30 WCF was introduced, it was seen as fast and flat-shooting: 160 or 165 grains at 1,900 to 2,000 fps and a 4 inch drop at 200 yards if sighted in for 150 yards. 30 WCF is still seen occasionally.Ĭharacteristics and use A Winchester 1894 in. 30-30 Winchester was arrived at by using Marlin's variation of the name with the Winchester name appended as originator of the cartridge, but. also dropped the Winchester appellation, as they did not want to put the name of rival Winchester on their products. Both Marlin and Union Metallic Cartridge Co. The added -30 stands for the standard load of 30 grains (1.9 g) of early smokeless powder and is based on late-19th century American naming conventions for black powder-filled cartridges. When the cartridge was chambered in the Marlin Model 1893 rifle, rival gunmaker Marlin used the designation. When chambered in the Winchester Model 1894 carbine and rifle, it was also known as. 30 Winchester Smokeless first appeared in Winchester's catalog No. 30-30 over those cartridges is that it leaves lower volumes of spoiled (destroyed or bloodshot) venison after a kill, leading to less waste. In any case, a hunting-specific advantage of the. 30-30 somewhat closer to parity with higher-velocity cartridges.

30-30 is not commonly used for extreme long-range shooting across wide-open spaces, but modern innovations in ballistic tipped bullets for leverguns have moved the long-range capabilities of the. 30-30 will often retain more terminal energy. 35 Remington produces more muzzle energy and recoil, the. 44, etc.) also often paired with lever actions, and produces that energy with about 14% less recoil than. 30-30 is substantially more powerful than the Magnum handgun cartridges (e.g. 30-30 is by far the most common cartridge shot from lever action rifles. 30-30 has remained in widespread use almost entirely because of reliable effectiveness in civilian applications, proven by putting food on the table for millions of people within a practical range of hunting situations. Since its introduction, it has been utilized alongside the development of flatter shooting cartridges, most prominently those derived from designs subsidized by interest in military expenditures, (Examples. 25-35 Winchester, was offered that year as the United States' first small-bore sporting rifle cartridges designed for smokeless powder. 30-30 (pronounced 'thirty-thirty'), as it is most commonly known, along with the. 30 WCF) cartridge was first marketed for the Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle in 1895.

Winchester date of manufacture model 94