Winchester crouching bear

[Alcopley]

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Winchester

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30-30 Winchester

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Allenstown

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I am trying to find a box of Winchester 30 wcf (30-30) silvertip ammo to display with a 1940 model 94. Any leads out there?

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[KKG]

I may be wrong but I don't think the Silver -Tip ammo was around at that point in time.

 

[Medic!]

This is the oldest 30-30 [Ammo] I got.

 

[Alcopley]

I may be wrong but I don't think the Silver -Tip ammo was around at that point in time.

It actually was, winchester introduced it in the early 40's, then I think western bought the rights to it. I have 2 boxes of the western but the bear is standing straight up on those boxes. The earlier winchester box has a crouching bear.

 

[KKG]

It actually was, winchester introduced it in the early 40's, then I think western bought the rights to it. I have 2 boxes of the western but the bear is standing straight up on those boxes. The earlier winchester box has a crouching bear.

I learn something new every day on this Forum. KKG

 

[Alcopley]

I learn something new every day on this Forum. KKG

I am, by no means, an expert on the topic, it's just something I learned while trying to scare up some ammo of the same vintage as the rifle I inherited.

 

[Alcopley]

This is the oldest 30-30 I got.




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What is the approx year of mfg on that norma, any idea?

 

[Medic!]

What is the approx year of mfg on that norma, any idea?

I believe the ammo is from the 1960's.
Could be something a guy with an old 1946 Flat band picked up to go hunting with back then?

 

[KKG]

I believe the ammo is from the 1960's.
Could be something a guy with an old 1946 Flat band picked up to go hunting with back then?

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That Snake Skin would make a couple of very nice Hat Bands for a couple of my Stetsons!!!

 

[Grumpy 1]

You might try looking at Ward's Auction's. They have a WEB site and are located in Dallas Oregon. There phone # is 503-566-8596, good luck.

 

[crossbow5]

These are a couple old boxes I have. The Winchester box is full, the Peters is partial.

 

[Alcopley]

These are a couple old boxes I have. The Winchester box is full, the Peters is partial.View attachment 750232View attachment 750233

I already have both, thanks though! This quest has turned into an obsession, lol. I did manage to get a near perfect box of the winchester bear box ammo. I had to pay for it! But I got it from a guy that actually wrote a book on winchester ammo, giles was his name. The top box is what I was chasing, the others were what I ran into along the way. So far, I've got 15 different boxes of early 30 wcf. Kinda went off on an ammo collecting tangent!