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| Above, Winchester .30-30 cartridges. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The big spike in sales of firearms and ammunition has been big news for the past several months, much to the chagrin of liberals. Gun owners and new gun owners are far less likely to vote for a political party who is out to threaten Second Amendment gun rights.
While this news has been out there, one article caught my attention.
Last year, I bought a pre-1964 Winchester Model 94 that is chambered in .30-30 ammunition. What caught my eye is that the .30-30 Winchester cartridge is still popular (it is the fourth biggest centerfire ammunition seller) despite it being a 125-year-old cartridge.
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| Above, purchasing my Winchester 94 at Ron Peterson Firearms in Albuquerque. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Clarion Ledger reported:
Many rifle cartridges come and go. What's all the rage one day can easily fade away as it falls into disfavor among hunters. But one that has withstood the test of time and done so with more success than almost all of them is the humble .30-30 Winchester.
Originally named the .30 Winchester Centerfire, the .30-30 was among the first cartridges utilizing smokeless gunpowder. It was introduced by Winchester in 1895 in its Model 94 lever action rifle which was the product of famed gun designer John Browning. Shooting a 160-grain jacketed bullet at almost 2,000 feet per second, it was a speed demon at the time.
However, in coming decades, the little .30-30's performance would be eclipsed by popular calibers such as the .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester, .270 Winchester and too many others to count, but the .30-30 kept chugging along.
According to Winchester, the light, fast-handling Model 94 has sold more than 7 million copies and when sales of other rifles chambered in .30-30 are thrown in, it is one of the most successful cartridges ever.
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