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FWIW, I own an 1894 Winchester rifle in .30-30 with a 26 inch octagonal barrel that was made in 1896. The barrel says "NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER". I shoot off the shelf Winchester and Remington jacketed soft point ammo. Shoots quite well. I also own a 1910 made 1894 .30-30 saddle ring carbine that says the same thing on the barrel.
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