The 30-30 became available in 1895 in Winchester’s Model 1894 lever-action rifle. It was America’s first sporting cartridge to be loaded with smokeless powder, and it was originally loaded with a ...

It’s hard to imagine the .45-70 Government as a brand-new round, untested and unproven either on big game or in battle. But that was the situation back in 1873, when it was introduced. That was a long ...

Introduced around 1895, the .30-30 Winchester cartridge is one the most popular calibers for deer hunting. While the .30-06 Springfield and .270 Winchester probably have a larger following in modern ...