As every lever man knows, Hornady's Leverevolution ammo changed the game for these calibers. New flexitip rounds and powder mix really boosted performance. 444 and 450 pack serious energy and would hit like a bus at close to medium range. Some interesting comment and ballistics here:
Hornady LEVERevolution Ammunition
Gotta love em.... Both Marlin 336 and Winny 94 30-30s shot nice groups at 100 in this test - and this was with 2.5 - 3x scopes. I'd expect both to be averaging round 1" groups if mounted for test purposes with a good 12 - 18x with its much more precise target definition.
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