30-30 semi auto ever-made/ produced ??
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The problem with rimmed cartridges in a magazine is if ones rifle does not have a cartridge cut off device (like a Mosin) then it will be prone to double loading and be picky about how it or a charger is loaded (like an Enfield).
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A few things off the top of my head;
The dragunov sniper rifle is an auto loader in 7.62 x 54R.
The Bren gun was chambered in .303 british and so was the Vickers as a belt fed MG.
Also there are some old savage rifles around that are 30-30 and have a 4 round box mag with a bolt action. Round/Flat noses feed fine from a mag in a bolt action so why not a semi?
To my knowledge, no auto loading 30-30 was ever made, but if someone wanted to make one, a rimmed case or round/flat nose wouldn't stop them from doing it. And as mentioned, when you get away from the tube mag, you can run a pointed .308 bullet, .307" is just to keep stupid people from putting pointed rounds in a tube mag.
The dragunov sniper rifle is an auto loader in 7.62 x 54R.
The Bren gun was chambered in .303 british and so was the Vickers as a belt fed MG.
Also there are some old savage rifles around that are 30-30 and have a 4 round box mag with a bolt action. Round/Flat noses feed fine from a mag in a bolt action so why not a semi?
To my knowledge, no auto loading 30-30 was ever made, but if someone wanted to make one, a rimmed case or round/flat nose wouldn't stop them from doing it. And as mentioned, when you get away from the tube mag, you can run a pointed .308 bullet, .307" is just to keep stupid people from putting pointed rounds in a tube mag.
