Category Archives: Rifles/Thirties

Describes thirty caliber rifles and shooting results,

More on the .30-30 Ackley Improved

This post describes a Thompson Center G2 Contender with a custom rifle barrel chambered for the .30-30 Ackley Improved.  Shooting results are included. A Gun For the .30-30 AI Normally, when I am evaluating ammo for the .30-30 Winchester I … Continue reading

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Disassembling A Savage Super Sporter Model 40 Bolt

This post describes a procedure for disassembling the bolt of a Savage Super Sporter Model 40 or 45 centerfire rifle. But first, a little nature study. The summer of 2018 at ATOTT headquarters was very, very dry. Weather people called … Continue reading

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More On the Savage Super Sporter .30-30

This post describes accuracy modifications and shooting results for a Savage Model 40 Super Sporter in .30-30 Winchester. The Savage Super Sporter Model 40 that I described in my post of June 15, 2016 was a plain rifle (circa 1935) … Continue reading

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A Winchester Model 54 in .30 WCF

  The year was 1925 and Calvin Coolidge was the President of the United States.  He was a man of few words; “Silent Cal” they called him, but he made a very famous statement that has been often quoted since … Continue reading

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The Savage Model 1920 Bolt Action Rifle in .300 Savage

This post describes the design, function, and performance of a Savage Model 1920, the first bolt action, sporting rifle offered by a major arms company. I got me a Savage Nineteen-Twenty ‘Cause old bolt actions I want a-plenty, I love … Continue reading

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Deer Ammo for the .30-30 Winchester

Need ammo for your 30-30? If you check Midway USA’s current web page you will find 38 different products listed.  Not bad for a cartridge that is more than 120 years old. And I think you could take a deer … Continue reading

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A 7.65 Argentine Sporter

This post describes a bolt action, sporting rifle based on the Mauser Model 1891, generally known as the Argentine Mauser. Summertime Is accompanied by the ubiquitous flower we know as Queen Anne’s Lace. Anne became Queen of England in 1702 … Continue reading

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Bullet Runout and Rifle Accuracy

Assume that a rifle has a well-cut chamber. The chamber is perfectly aligned with the bore of the rifle and provides a good fit for the cartridge case.  A cartridge chambered and waiting for the firing pin constitutes the “initial … Continue reading

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The Savage Super Sporter .30-30

Somehow I just can’t seem to stifle My love for an old, plain rifle. Found this Savage Super Sporter, Thought “Buy it? Well, I think I ort’ ter.” Not since a kid have I had such fun, Read on because, … Continue reading

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Pillar Bedding A Remington Model 700 BDL

This post describes the process of pillar bedding a Remington Model 700 rifle in .30-06, and presents shooting results that demonstrate accuracy improvement. Spring brings many uplifting sights, like this old apple tree near ATOTT Headquarters.  Every year it puts … Continue reading

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