Kaliber Konfusion - The Firearms Forum

w1spurgeon · 09-22-2008, 03:08 PM

Is the .30 Remington round the same as what's now known as 30-30? Specifically, will a modern 30-30 round cycle/fire in a Remington Model 8 marked .30 Remington?

Bindernut · 09-22-2008, 03:44 PM

The .30 Remington is a different cartridge than the .30-30 Winchester so no they're not interchangeable.

.30Rem is a rimless cartridge that is ballistically nearly identical to the .30-30 but the case dimensions are different.
Check out this link for a little more info.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm

USMC-03 · 09-22-2008, 03:50 PM

The .30 Remington and .30-30 Winchester are NOT the same. Do not try to use one in a rifle chambered for the other!

Back after the Great War (and even before), Remington and Winchester were in hot and heavy competition for the medium game rifle market and introduced a number of new cartriges aimed at deer hunters. These included the .25, .30, .32 and .35 Remington's and .25-35, .30-30, .32 WCF by Winchester.

As a rule, the Winchester cartridges were rimmed and the Remington rimless along with other dimensional differences. All were somewhat similar in performance and very adequate deer but the only ones we see very often today are the .30-30 Winchester and .35 Remington.

Although ammo for the others is still around, it is getting scarce. If you need it, buy it when you find it.

mtnboomer · 09-24-2008, 12:47 PM

You can, however, use .30-30 reloading data to reload the .30 Remington.

JohnK3 · 09-24-2008, 05:05 PM

Wikipedia has a good page on the .30-30
I have to admit to having done some work on that page, myself. [grin]

09-22-2008, 03:08 PM	#1
w1spurgeon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 176	Kaliber Konfusion Is the .30 Remington round the same as what's now known as 30-30? Specifically, will a modern 30-30 round cycle/fire in a Remington Model 8 marked .30 Remington? -->

09-22-2008, 03:44 PM	#2
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,449	Re: Kaliber Konfusion The .30 Remington is a different cartridge than the .30-30 Winchester so no they're not interchangeable. .30Rem is a rimless cartridge that is ballistically nearly identical to the .30-30 but the case dimensions are different. Check out this link for a little more info. http://www.chuckhawks.com/30_Rem.htm

09-22-2008, 03:50 PM	#3
USMC-03 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,825	Re: Kaliber Konfusion The .30 Remington and .30-30 Winchester are NOT the same. Do not try to use one in a rifle chambered for the other! Back after the Great War (and even before), Remington and Winchester were in hot and heavy competition for the medium game rifle market and introduced a number of new cartriges aimed at deer hunters. These included the .25, .30, .32 and .35 Remington's and .25-35, .30-30, .32 WCF by Winchester. As a rule, the Winchester cartridges were rimmed and the Remington rimless along with other dimensional differences. All were somewhat similar in performance and very adequate deer but the only ones we see very often today are the .30-30 Winchester and .35 Remington. Although ammo for the others is still around, it is getting scarce. If you need it, buy it when you find it. __________________ Let not the rifles of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots. - Fortes Fortuna Javat -

09-24-2008, 12:47 PM	#4
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: Kaliber Konfusion You can, however, use .30-30 reloading *data* to reload the .30 Remington. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!

09-24-2008, 05:05 PM	#5
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: Kaliber Konfusion Wikipedia has a good page on the .30-30 I have to admit to having done some work on that page, myself. [grin] __________________ Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.