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jmr40 · January 20, 2013, 11:13 PM

A 30 carbine shoots a 110 gr bullet @ roughly 2100 fps
A 30-30 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 2100 fps
A 308 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 2900 fps
A 30-06 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 3000 fps
A 300 magnum shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 3400 fps

There will be individual differences with varying loads and rifles, but you can see that not all .30 caliber rifles are equal.

January 20, 2013, 11:13 PM	#11
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	A 30 carbine shoots a 110 gr bullet @ roughly 2100 fps A 30-30 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 2100 fps A 308 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 2900 fps A 30-06 shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 3000 fps A 300 magnum shoots a 150 gr bullet @ roughly 3400 fps There will be individual differences with varying loads and rifles, but you can see that not all .30 caliber rifles are equal.