echo7tango
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My friend just got this rifle and wants to shoot it. He called Winchester, gave them the model and serial number, and they told him it was .30-06. He was talking with their supposed historical expert. So he bought some .30-06, but it doesn't fit, the rounds do not feed.
On the rifle is stamped "30 U.S." at the base of the barrel (as opposed to the muzzle end) but on the top of it. Its serial number was somewhere in the 5,000s, I'm pretty sure. It was definitely lower than 6,000 - if that info is useful.
Someone else looked at it and thought it was .30-30, but nobody had some to see if it would fit.
So, what is its caliber? Do we buy some .30-30, and if it fits do we fire it? Sounds a little like Russian Roulette to me. I'd rather be certain before we try to fire it.
On the rifle is stamped "30 U.S." at the base of the barrel (as opposed to the muzzle end) but on the top of it. Its serial number was somewhere in the 5,000s, I'm pretty sure. It was definitely lower than 6,000 - if that info is useful.
Someone else looked at it and thought it was .30-30, but nobody had some to see if it would fit.
So, what is its caliber? Do we buy some .30-30, and if it fits do we fire it? Sounds a little like Russian Roulette to me. I'd rather be certain before we try to fire it.