Henry Repeating Arms expands its lineup of American made rifles with the addition of the new Henry Lever .30-30. Available in either steel with 20" round bull barrel or brass with 20" octagonal barrel. Each is drilled and tapped to accommodate a scope, and features easy-to-feed tubular feed design, American walnut stock, XS Ghost Ring sights or fully adjustable Semi-Buckhorn sights and the exceptionally smooth lever action design that Henry rifles are famous for. Capable of feeding the new Hornady LEVERevolution ammunition, the Henry Lever .30-30 is destined to be a first choice deer gun.
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
The 30-30 Winchester (30 Winchester Center Fire or WCF) was introduced in Winchester's John Browning-designed Model 1894. The rifle was intended for smokeless powder…but the first smokeless powder sporting cartridges, the 30-30 and 25-35, weren't ready for release until 1895. Its "30-30" designation meant ".30-caliber, 30 grains of powder." This is a carryover from blackpowder designations, but 30 grains of smokeless powder gave the 30-30 unprecedented velocity for its day. The 30-30 quickly became America's gold-standard deer cartridge--and despite the many faster cartridges now available, it remains a very effective deer cartridge out to perhaps 150 yards. It has been chambered in single-shots and bolt-actions, but its traditional home is the tubular-magazine lever-action...which requires very blunt-nosed bullets, the lone exception being Hornady's FTX with a compressible polymer tip. All major manufacturers offer 30-30 ammuntion, and rifles are available from multiple sources. — Craig Boddington
