30-30 ammo is loaded to a MAP of 38,500 cup and happily fired in millions of Winchester, Marlin and Henry lever action rifles. (The Winchester catalog MV/ME for a 255 grain bullet is 1320 fps/987 ft. 38-55 is 30,000 cup and Winchester factory ammo is loaded below the maximum permissible pressure in deference to black powder rifles chambered for the cartridge. The current SAAMI MAP specification for the. 32 Special, are all based on a necked-down. The other famous Winchester cartridges for the Model 94, the. When the Winchester Model 1894 lever action was introduced, it was chambered in. Such loads have been discontinued by Winchester, but are perfectly safe in Model 94 rifles in good condition. Subsequent "high power" factory loads pushed the MV to 1700 fps and the muzzle energy (ME) to 1630 ft. 38-55 made the transition to smokeless powder and "high velocity" factory loads became available with a MV of 1590 fps. It drove a 255 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 1320 fps. 38-55 (.38 caliber bullet / 55 grains of black powder) was introduced in 1884 for the Ballard single shot target rifle and it quickly became popular as both a match round and a hunting cartridge.
Let me briefly explain, as I generally counsel against exceeding SAAMI pressure limits.
WINCHESTER MODEL 25 PARTS DIAGRAM FULL
38-55 loads to explore the cartridge's full potential.
38-55 cartridge and I had been wanting a rifle to serve as a test bed for +P (over pressure). Guns and Shooting Online Gunsmithing Editor Rocky Hays and I have become enamored with the mild mannered. No one on the staff is a Winchester collector, but the caliber was appealing. 38-55 rifle from a local estate sale at a fair price, so we did. Jump forward 50 years in time and in 2016 Guns and Shooting Online had an opportunity to acquire a NIB Model 94 Legendary Frontiersmen. (This was in 1966, long before such an arrangement became known as a "scout scope" set-up, courtesy of gun writer Jeff Cooper.) I threw the box away and hunted extensively with that rifle, finding it to be very accurate. Having no interest in the rifle's collector's value, I immediately had a local gunsmith modify a Leupold scope base and drill and tap the barrel to accommodate an extended eye relief Leupold 2x scope mounted in front of the receiver in QD rings. 30-30 Rifle when they were introduced, as I thought they were beautiful. Speaking for myself, I purchased a Winchester Centennial '66. Here at Guns and Shooting Online we believe firearms are made to be enjoyed, which to us means used. However, a commemorative that has been fired or shows any wear and lacks its original factory box and papers becomes a "fancy shooter" and commands little, if any, premium over a standard Model 94. For example, according to Fjestad's Blue Book of Gun Values, the current (2016) price of a standard production Model 94 XTR in 100% condition is $650, while a NIB Legendary Frontiersmen is $895. Today, most commemorative Model 94s have little added value over standard Model 94 rifles, unless they are unfired, 100% condition and "new in the box." Even then, the premium is not great. As so often happens when marketing types latch onto a new idea, they ran it into the ground, issuing commemorative after commemorative until these fancy Model 94s became commonplace. There seemed to be a collectors' market eager to snap-up limited edition Winchesters and Winchester sought to exploit it. Promotional photo showing Winchester Legendary Frontiersmen with box.įollowing the surprising sales of their 100th Anniversary Centennial '66 Model 94 in 1966, which far exceeded expectations, Winchester brass came to see the issuing of commemorative rifles as a way to boost profits. Contact our friendly sales team to confirm the availability of the firearm.Ģ.Winchester Model 94 Legendary Frontiersmen. If you're in a state other than Queensland and would like to acquire a firearm from Rebel Gun Works:ġ. Further postage and handling fees may be applicable. We are able to send firearms to licensed individuals in Queensland.
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