expand'g FMJ: Federal 180 gr. JHP: Cor Bon 165 gr.

The .30 Carbine: A Light, But Useful Cartridge Continue reading to find out all about the history and recommended uses of the .30 Carbine. JHP: Federal 135 gr.

The idea was that the carbine gives soldiers an edge over a pistol.

A Federal 115 grain JHP round achieves a muzzle velocity of 1188 fps out of a six inch barrel and 1295 fps out of a 16 inch barrel.
The carbine is brand new and … .30 Carbine Wildcats More Small Arms History from Daniel Watters. Acknowledgements.

Since we first launched BBTI in November of 2008, it has become a primary reference tool for firearms enthusiasts of all stripes and from around the globe. bullets, when fired in good old US military 30 M1 Carbines, with their 18-inch barrels. The .30 Carbine was developed by Winchester and is similar to the .32 Winchester Self-Loading cartridge in .30 caliber. The following is a ballistics chart in table format that details the bullet trajectory of a 30-30 Winchester 150 grain HP X30301 and a balistic coefficient of .218. Ammo Review: Speer Gold Dot .30 Carbine ammo performance. The typical current commercially manufactured 30 M1 Carbine ammo is running at or below 1,900 fps with 110gr. The .30 Winchester Smokeless first appeared in Winchester's catalog No. Now, I'm presuming that my .357 numbers are derived from the cartridge fired from a four-inch barrel, and that the .30 Carbine numbers are done with an 18-inch barrel. Because frozen clothing sure won’t slow down a .30 Carbine. It is a self-defense and small predator cartridge when expanding bullets are used and a great plinker with FMJ bullets. Here is a list of all 23 different data sets we have tested. bullets, when fired in good old US military 30 M1 Carbines, with their 18-inch barrels. Hello: Today i went to a gunshow and i bought a Winchester 94 in 30-30 caliber. When chambered in the Winchester Model 1894 carbine and rifle, it was also known as .30 Winchester Center Fire or .30 WCF.When the cartridge was chambered in the Marlin Model 1893 rifle, rival gunmaker Marlin used the designation .30-30 or .30-30 Smokeless. Intended to arm soldiers who need lightweight arms, the PDW is a handy weapon that does not get in the way of other duties, such as driving a tank, manning a radio post or serving as an ammunition bearer. Hydra-Shok JHP: Federal 165 gr. The .30 Carbine (or 7.62×33) was introduced in the 1940s and was designed for the M1 Carbine and an eighteen inch barrel. DPX: Federal 135 gr.
Calibers / Cartridges. 55, dated August 1895. Muzzle energy is 977 ft. lbs. bullet @ 1970 fps out of the carbine…..it is possible to exceed 2,100 fps with 110gr. Keep in mind, the ballistic gel testing doesn’t tell the whole story. Somewhere, and I wish I could recall the source, I read that the .30 Carbine delivers effectively the same energy at 100 yards as the .357 does at 50 yards. This long tube delivers higher velocities and the long sighting plane enables one to hit targets “way out there.” Busting dirt clods on the range berm was no special trick back to 50 yards and beyond. The 30-30 Winchester 150 gr. My .30 Carbine copy was outfitted with a 7.5-inch barrel. We'd like to personally and specifically thank Pat Childs at Fin & Feather in Iowa City, as he not only helped get most of our ammunition and other supplies, he was the brilliant gunsmith who worked with us to make this insane project much more practical.Without his help all of this would have been much more difficult and perhaps impossible. .40 S&W Results in fps. 30 Carbine Ballistics: Chart of Average 30 Carbine Ballistics. The projectile is a 100 grain bonded bullet loaded to achieve 1,990 feet per second out of an 18 inch … barrel length: Cor Bon 135 gr. of energy.

Also, ballistics can vary from lot to lot with the same brand and type load. Click here for a Muzzle Energy graph for the tests in this caliber. The typical current commercially manufactured 30 M1 Carbine ammo is running at or below 1,900 fps with 110gr.