11/07/2021 – I was up late last night, trying to turn specs and collected data into an article about the Winchester Model 94 and the 30-30 Winchester cartridge. Around midnight, after deleting old friend analogies and appearances of the words “John Browning”, “nostalgic”, “venerable” and “historical consequence” I set aside writing and invented a fondue…
Winchester’s Model 1894 Carbine Greatest inventions? Fire, the wheel and lever action rifles
03/07/2021 If only someone would design a compact, lightweight, high capacity, fast shooting rifle that would take deer, cleanly, at 200 yards? That statement addresses the needs and application of at least 80% of the deer hunts in the United States. Yet the current trend is the long range rifle; long barrel, heavy weight, often…
30-30 Winchester Rifle Handload Data
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may be excessive in others. All…