“Tag: .30-30”

Get a closer look at the Marlin Model 336C Curly Maple, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Handloading for Grandpa's old .30-30 can greatly improve it's effective range. Here's why it's worthwhile, and how to go about it.

Federal's new HammerDown ammo is designed for optimal cycling and performance in the lever-gun platform.

In this, its 150th year in business, the history of Winchester firearms is well known. After all, “The gun that won the west” was a Winchester, the Model 1873. The Winchester Model 70 is known as the “Rifleman’s Rifle” and the Model 1894 is perhaps the most successful sporting rifle in history. The company also shook up the scattergun market with classic shotguns like the Model 1897, Model 21 and Model 12. The raw truth, however, is that none of these guns could have made their mark in history without ammo to shoot out of them. It’s kind of the red-headed stepchild in terms of glory and glamor, but Winchester has been in the ammo business as long as they have been in the gun business.

These five cartridges are seeing renewed interest from deer hunters thanks to new hunting laws and improved ballistic performance. 

Chambered in .30-30 Winchester, the new Rossi R95 lever-action rifle features a hammer-forged barrel, a smooth hand finished lever action, a large loading gate, and is drilled and tapped for optics. 

Let's take a closer look at five of the best lever-action rifle cartridges.

Whether to use a flat-base bullet or one with a boattail depends largely on the cartridge and the game being hunted.

Is this the be all, end all list? Here are Philip Massaro's top centerfire rifle cartridges of all time.