But, to help spur sales of its latest lever-action, Winchester devised a unique promotion that it announced in that same catalog: The barrel of every sporting rifle we make will be proved and shot ...
30-30 Winchester is the only one that doesn’t have a military heritage. It’s also the cartridge most often thought of in conjunction with the lever-action rifle. By modern standards ...
The lever-action rifle is something of an anomaly when looking back through history. The American Civil War showed its efficacy as a fighting weapon, but it never truly saw widespread military use.