.30-30 Winchester (.30-30 WCF/.30 Winchester)
Historical Notes
he .30-30, or .30 WCF, was the first American small-bore, smokeless powder sporting cartridge. It was designed by Winchester and first marketed in early 1895 as one of the chamberings available for the Model 1894 lever-action rifle. The original loading used a 160-grain soft-point bullet and 30 grains of smokeless powder—thus the name, “.30-30,” for a
