.30-30 Winchester VS .38-55 Winchester

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.30-30 Winchester

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$21.90

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.30-30 Winchester

.38-55 Winchester

Height

2.04

2.09

Average FPS

2373

1320

Average Grain

151

255

Average Energy

1888

986

Recoil

1.60

1.51

Ballistic Coefficient

225.45

355.00

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.38-55 Winchester

Gun Descriptions

.30-30 Winchester

About The .30-30 Winchester Ammo, also known as the .30 Winchester Center Fire Ammo, was first designed and marketed commercially in 1895 in the United States. The .30-30 Winchester Ammo was designed for smokeless powder for the first small-bore sporting rifles. After approximately sixty years of production, the .243 Winchester Ammo surpassed the .30-30 Winchester Ammo in the small-bore cartridge category, but the .30-30 Winchester Ammo remains widely in use even today. Even though the .30-30 Winchester Ammo isn't recommended for long-range shots, it has a soft recoil that allows for accurate shots to be taken in short to mid ranges. However, the .243 Winchester Ammo provides a stronger power and muzzle energy than the .30-30 Winchester Ammo while delivering the same mild recoil to the shooter. The .30-30 Winchester Ammo has an overall length of 64.8mm, and the bullet diameter of this bullet is 7.8mm. The 150-grain bullet variant of the .30-30 Winchester Ammo can travel at a velocity of 2,390 feet per second while creating an energy level of 1,903 ft.lbf.Â Manufacturer The .30-30 Winchester Ammo was designed and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1895 in the US.Â Uses In Canada and the US, hunters have successfully used the .30-30 Winchester ammo for hunting moose, caribou, and pronghorn. The cartridge has also been used for hunting down the deer family.Â

.38-55 Winchester

The.38-55 Winchester cartridge was originally known as the.38-55 Ballard, and it was employed by Marlin Firearms for single-shot target rifles and their 1893 lever-action rifle from 1875 to 1893. Winchester employed the round in numerous rifles until around 1940, and it has subsequently been utilized in a few commemorative versions of firearms. The 38-55 Winchester is what you would call a medium bore cartridge that kicks even harder than small-bore cartridges and makes it the perfect match for any big game animal, especially when hunting in relatively short range. When compared to 200 grain and 220 grain.35 Remington bullets, the.38-55 Winchester cartridge offers a substantial advantage in both bullet cross-sectional area and sectional density. When shot in rifles weighing eight pounds or less, the cartridge kicks less than 15 ft. lbs. Remember that 375 Winchester factory ammunition is loaded to a far greater pressure than.38-55 Winchester factory ammo and should never be shot in a weapon chambered for that caliber. With a 255-grain bullet, the.38-initial 55's black powder loading was rated at slightly over 1,300 fps, but subsequent smokeless powder ammunition produced by Winchester, Remington, and Peters improved velocity to over 1,700 fps. The updated version of the cartridge was created with increased pressures and was intended to be used only in current rifles. At modest ranges, the.38-55 is employed to hunt black bears and deer, as well as in cowboy action shooting side matches. Overall, the 38-55 Winchester is an excellent hunting caliber; but, because the trajectory is far from flat, you may want to aim for approximately two inches high at 100 yards and dead-on somewhere about 130 or 140 yards.