Hi all. I picked up a neglected Win 94 30-30 in a pawn shop a little while back just because it was there and needed a new home. Maybe that's why we have 6 dogs? No I guess it's not the dogs, but more why I need a new much bigger safe
Anyway, I browsed Numerich and they have some 356 and 375 barrels for cheap, so I ordered a couple and thought I'd put the 356 barrel on and just load to around 40k.
So I have the rifle torn most of the way down and sitting on the shelf. I was reading in the Rifle mag about Turnbulls 50 cal leverguns, and I have a 50 cal blank sitting on the shelf. I cut a RUM case off at 2.1" and seated a bullet for my 500 S&W. The case just fits inside the action and fits in the mag tube. Case capacity is 93 gns H2O, about the same as the 50 Alaskan. I'm thinking that it should handle pressures around 37k easily.
So, how big of a cartridge has anyone put into the Win 94 action? I know Winchester made the 94 in 444 and 450 Marlin.
It would probably be just a big waste of time, but I still have to wonder.