It is interesting that a bullet created during the 19th Century is still a popular round.
Such is the case with the Winchester .30-30 that arrived on the scene in 1895.
NRA Family took a look at the .30-30 Winchester.
They begin with:
In 1894, Winchester began manufacturing what has become one of the most popular lever-action rifles of all time, the Model 1894. Initially, the gun was offered in two blackpowder calibers, .38-55 and .32-40. However, it was the next year, August of 1895, that the company really set the shooting world ablaze with the introduction of the first two smokeless powder cartridges ever produced for American sportsmen, the .30-30 and the .25-35. While the .25-35 has fallen by the way, the .30-30 continues as a popular and viable choice for riflemen.
Originally, Winchester called their new cartridge the .30 WCF (Winchester Center Fire). It featured a 160-gr. bullet (some sources say it was 165) at about 2,000 feet per second (fps). Eventually, the 150-gr. bullet (2,390 fps) and the 170-gr. load (2,200 fps) became pretty much the standard offering.
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