I must be missing the appeal lol. The difference between it and a .32 is so tiny, like a 40 grain bullet for the .30 and a 45 grain bullet for the .32, that ballistically they are virtually identical with neither caliber even remotely offering any real benefit over the other. So why not just have gone with a .32 and have a plethora of balls and molds to choose from?
I guess it’s just one of those “to be diffurnt” type deals, and you know what, I’m totally okay with that.
Would be a nice squirrel caliber for sure. I’ve personally always had a desire for a .53 caliber plains style rifle, for absolutely no logical reason. Maybe the builder just wanted a .30 “just because”?
I hear, ya, Smokey. After reading Sporting Rifles and their Projeciles by Lt. James Forsyth, I HAD to have a .69, so I had Taylor build me just such a rifle.
It is my most cherished rifle.
But I also had need of a squirrel rifle. I had a .40, then a .32, now a .36 and feel I am done, for now, that is. LOL
I would REALLY like a .25 to .28 flinter. Now, THAT would be fun.
You see, wanting is the only reason we need to have whatever we want. What we want, might be totally foreign to what someone else wants.