Author Topic: Looking for .30 US (Read 495 times)

Sverre A. · « **on:** December 11, 2005, 07:33:52 AM »

I`m looking for a barrel in cal. 30 US. Have any of you an idea where I can buy it?

jhalcott · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2005, 08:52:26 AM »

are you talking about the 30 Ultimate Silhouette or the 30 40 KRAG?? Just thought I'd muddy the water a bit

Sverre A. · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2005, 10:22:33 AM »

Similar ammo as they used in WW 2 (US Carabine).

jw4570 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2005, 04:33:30 PM »

There are several 30 caliber US rounds, common commercial rounds are:

30-40 Krag
30-06 Springfield
30 Carbine (or M1 Carbine, but that's confusing too, because the M1 Garand shoots the 30-06 Springfield)

However,

I believe you are looking for the 30 Carbine. You can have a custom barrel made like from TC Custom Shop or you may find a used one from some of the regular dealers here people give links to.

You can get to the TC Custom Shop Page from TC's page, but here is the link:

http://www.foxridgeoutfitters.com/section.cfm?section=16

It's actually Fox Ridge Outfitters.

Look around, you might find a used one, or even a dealer may have a new one in stock.

Jason

jw4570 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2005, 04:39:34 PM »

I just went ot MidwayUSA and typed a search for "Contender Carbine" and got:

http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/search?TabID=0&category_selector=all_products&search_keywords=contender+carbine

Shows 3 different barrels, all special order, but you can order them. About 1/2 way down the first page.

Jason

Pie-bald · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2005, 06:46:29 AM »

30 US is the early name for the 30/40Krag. I have several boxes marked as so and I even load my hunting rounds for my contender barrel(SSK 14") using 30US head stamp. I believe the Win1895 are marked 30US in the Krag and the earlier 30-06 which was really a 30-03 at first are marked 30-03 and 30-06 depending on the actual caliber. As for the 30cal MI I'm not sure how they were marked.

Steve P · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2005, 03:56:15 PM »

If you are looking for a 30 carbine barrel, check at Ed's TC or check EBay. There was one on Ebay the other day. Don't know if it has ended yet.

Steve

PaulS · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2005, 10:39:57 AM »

Some history on the "Cal. 30 US"

Problems with the .30-03 resulted in production again being halted in order to adopt a new cartridge. The .30-03 had a round-nose bullet eventually proven to be inferior to the sharp-pointed German-developed "spitzer" bullet. In October 1906, a vastly improved cartridge with a "spitzer" bullet and reformulated powder to reduce the .30-03's severe bore erosion was adopted as the "Cartridge, Ball, Caliber .30, Model of 1906," now widely known as the ".30-'06." Existing barrels were rechambered for the new cartridge and all subsequent M1903s were in .30-'06.

Prior to the 30-03 the predominent cartridge was the 30-40 Krag, a rimmed cartridge that has never been one of the most popular cartridges in the USA. The 30-03 was a bit different from the .30 US model '06 in that it had a longer neck. You can fire 30-'06 in a 30-'03 but not always the other way around.

As to where you can find a barrel in the .30 US caliber you would have to decide which of the military cartridges you wanted to use - the obscure 30-'03 or the common 30-'06. The barrel twist remained 1 in 10 for both cartridge / rifles and it is still the standard twist in 30-'06 today.