To me it looks like .30-30 ammo fired in a .38-55 or .375 Win. I think someone is assuming that the rifle is a .30-30.
All I know for certain is that the rifle and the ammo are not the same caliber.
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To me it looks like .30-30 ammo fired in a .38-55 or .375 Win. I think someone is assuming that the rifle is a .30-30.
All I know for certain is that the rifle and the ammo are not the same caliber.
sheriffoconee
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Wonder what kind of 3 shot group it fired.....??????
If the rounds were fired in what I think they were; probably around a 36 inch group at 25 yds.
Alpo
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Can't be. Both of those are just 30/30 necked up. The body is the same size. Shooting a 30/30 in a 38/55 would give you bad accuracy and a nicely fire-formed 38/55 case. No ruptures.
M falcon
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Looks like 30-30 in a .32 special, Winchester,
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quneur
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Perhaps the gun had a bulged barrel?
Andy Griffith
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The only way to solve the problem, since he is so handy with the camera- is to have him send a nice picture of the gun with emphasis on the barrel near the sight- then it can be established what the caliber is...or is not. 
Whatever it is, it ain't .30-30.
Whatever it is, it ain't .30-30.
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absolutevil
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I think my daughter actually took and sent me the picture. I think I'll use her as a secret agent today and have her do just that. I'll tell her to take a picture of the guns caliber(she does know a little about guns), the box of ammo and the case head stamp on those three that were fired.
what with all the recalls Remington is putting out , it might be their fault!!.
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absolutevil
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I checked the Remington web site to see if they had posted any recalls on 30-30 ammunition but I didn't see any.
beach elvis
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Beautiful!
My nosey self is dying to know the straight skinny on this.
I also forgot to factor in the possibility of it being undercaliber ammo in an actual .30-30 chamber. Others did NOT forget to factor this in. My hat is off to y'all.
29aholic
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I too am thinking 30-30 in a .307 To the unknowing there's not a lot of difference in the looks of the two rifles.
Gun-runner
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I like old guns so I'm going to guess 30/30 shot out of an 1895 Winchester chambered in30/40 Krag. We should make a contest out of this with a prize for the weiner!!! ( the right guess not the boyfriend)LOL
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absolutevil
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My daughter had to work today and is not home yet, not till later tonight. I will post what it was when I find out.
Smithhound
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I think John Traveler hit it on the head, that sure looks like something fireformed to .303 to me. And I think the question 'why were there three of them' is quite valid, I usually don't have to be hit with a 2x4 more than once to start thinking somethings going wrong.
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LVSteve
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30-30 fired in an 1895 chambered for .303 British?
Alk8944
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Well, if it was a Winchester lever action it has to be .30-30 since everyone knows all Winchester lever actions are .30-30 don't they???
LVSteve & JT likely have it. It could have been a .30-40 1895 or a .303 British, both are quite common. Probably .303 though as the neck/shoulder junction is about .060 longer than the .30-40. The short neck would have been longer if the rifle was a .30-40.
.307, .38-55, .375 Win, .32 Spl etc. Are you kidding? This shows such a lack of basic knowledge as to be pathetic. Doesn't anyone have a reloading manual or C.O.W. to compare cartridge dimensions?????????????? Do some of you even own a gun, or really shoot?
LVSteve & JT likely have it. It could have been a .30-40 1895 or a .303 British, both are quite common. Probably .303 though as the neck/shoulder junction is about .060 longer than the .30-40. The short neck would have been longer if the rifle was a .30-40.
.307, .38-55, .375 Win, .32 Spl etc. Are you kidding? This shows such a lack of basic knowledge as to be pathetic. Doesn't anyone have a reloading manual or C.O.W. to compare cartridge dimensions?????????????? Do some of you even own a gun, or really shoot?
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