The evolution of the .30-30

Shown top to bottom are an early Winchester Model 94 in .32- 40 caliber made in 1904, a pre-1964 made in 1949 and a post-1964 made in 1973. HARTON HARTON | COURTESY PHOTO
Shown top to bottom are an early Winchester Model 94 in .32- 40 caliber made in 1904, a pre-1964 made in 1949 and a post-1964 made in 1973. HARTON HARTON | COURTESY PHOTO

When the Model 94 Winchester is mentioned, one thinks of a saddle carbine, maybe a brush gun for deer hunting or even western movies where the cowboys and Indians fought it out with guns that never ran out of ammunition.

The Winchester Model 94 is a lever-action, center-fire rifle originally chambered for the .32-40 Winchester and the .38-35 Winchester black powder cartridges. The Model 94 was cham…