RocknRoll
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- Apr 22, 2011
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I hope someone can assist me in my travels here. I recently picked up a Winchester Trapper, 16" barrel. 30-30 caliber. Couldn't wait to get it to the range. Got there ! Couldn't hit a full size piece of poster board at 20 yards. Had to get within about 8 yards to hit the paper. NOTHING BUT KEYHOLES ! My first thought was different twist rate wont stabilize the 120 gr. bullets I was shooting. So when checking the twist rates I discovered that this trapper has a different twist rate than normally found in Winchester 30-30 rifles. It was 1/16 twist. Then I noticed that pushing a 30 cal patched cleaning rod thru the barrel was MUCH easier on the Trapper than it was on a full length Winchester 30-30. BIG difference. So I took an oversized cast 30-30 bullet (.310) and dropped it into the barrel on the Trapper and it fell thru the bore like water. Popped right out the breech and rolled onto the floor. There is NO QUESTION that this is NOT a 30-30 bore. BUT ! the barrel says VERY clearly that this is a 30-30. I am wondering if anyone has ever encountered a 32 Winchester Special miss marked as a 30-30. I have never even heard of this happening. This rifle looks to have about 98% factory original finish and shows little sign of use besides scuff marks. I seriously doubt it is a re bore. My local gun store guru says it's marked 30-30 DO NOT put anything else in it besides that. I agree, but this aint no 30-30. Any thoughts out there ?