.307 and .356 winchester lever action rifles?

[swampratt]

I never knew such things existed.
Pretty neat reading on the subject.

https://www.shootingtimes.com/edito...356-winchester-lever-action-cartridges/328856

 

[Okie4570]

You would have thought a rimmed .308 would have been the ticket but it was definitely a flop.

 

[DRC458]

You're making me feel old @swampratt ! Can't believe you, of all people, never heard of them!

 

[skyhawk1]

yep I knew

 

[dlbleak]

The 308 express in a lever was a flop too. My first thought when I heard about is how cool it would be. When I found out that the cartridge was rimmed, I was out.

 

[WoodsCraft]

I had a 307 and a 375 in the Model 94 XTR great cartridges but they never took off , same for the 284 funny how far ahead of the curve Winchester was given what cartridges look like now and the craze for short actions .

 

[Clackamas Jack]

I have a Model 71 in 348 Winchester and a Marlin in 375 Winchester.

 

[turkeyrun]

If we knew ahead of time what bright idea was going to be to the next Manbun cartridge, we would all be rich.

Some cartridges just don't make it, regardless of how great they are.

 

[Hick Industries]

I first read about the .307 and .356 winchester cartridges in 1985. I bought a Win 94 chambered in 356 win, two yrs later. It weighs about 4 oz more than the same gun in 30-30, and delivers twice the energy.

Unfortunately, Winchester Arms was building crappy guns during this time, so why mine shoots well with a scope, the original rear sight dovetail was cut crooked.