wHAT IS A 30-30 ACKLEY IMPROVED ?
A "wildcat" round (not produced by the factroy). Idea here is to rechamber an exisiting .30-30 to a new shape...new chamber with less body taper, sharper shoulder, more powder volume. Fore a standard 30-30 in this chamber, and the case will be reformed into the new version.RML9MM said:wHAT IS A 30-30 ACKLEY IMPROVED ?
Guess part of the attraction is that you can still shoot 30-30's in it...the cases will blow out to the new shape, and you'll lose some velocity, but it will go "bang". Only advantage is in reloading the newly formed cases.RML9MM said:Thanks for the Quick reply ribbonstone
Good post.There are 30 or more threads on the Ackley Improved on this forum. Good search engine on this forum.
Go to the linked thread below and there are a number of links to other 30-30AI threads.
http://www.shootersforum.com/wildcat-cartridges/69295-30-30ackley-improved.html
If you are unwilling to load to higher pressures there is no real advantage to the 3-30 Improved. Sam fadala in his book on the Model 94 did not load to higher pressure but relied on the longer barrel to give him Improved performance.
*** you will see in the threads the 20” barrel Model 94 will push the 110-grain bullets to 3,000 fps, the 125- 130-grain bullets to 2,700 fps, the 150-grain bullets to 2,500 fps and the 170-grain bullets to 2,350 fps.
You can generate higher velocities but the pressures are high.
Not everyone is happy with the 30-30AI and you need to be aware of that. There are several threads that bear reading - the threads by Taylor are on my mind. Loading the cartridge will require some extra care and there are some techniques which must be learned but the cartridge will deliver high performance when loaded to higher pressure.