New England Handi-Rifle. Whether you hunt for Elk, Whitetails, Varmints or just enjoy a good time at the range, punching paper, there is a New England Firearms Handi-Rifle made for the way you shoot. It's American made, accurate and affordable, even with a long list of standard features. Serious shooters have discovered the virtues of its simplicity; it's unique ambidextrous design as well as the high degree of functionality, which is offered, at a very reasonable price. All of which adds up to this classic single shot from New England Firearms becoming an American shooting institution.
SB2-231 30-30 Winchester, 22" Blue Barrel
Action: Break open, side lever release, automatic ejection.
Stock: American hardwood, walnut finish, full pistol grip, sling swivel studs, recoil pad.
Forend: Semi-beavertail, American hardwood, Walnut finish.
Sight: Ramp front, fully adjustable rear, tapped for scope mount.
Overall Length: 38"
Length of Pull: 14 "
Drop at Comb: 1 1/2 "
Drop at Heel: 2 1/8 "
Weight: 7 Lbs.
22" 30-30 Winchester, (Blued)
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
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.
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Craig Boddington
