Wow, a 4-year-old thread. My input to the OP - I had a 1955-vintage M94 rebored from .30-30 to .38-55 by P. O. Ackley. I used both .38-55 and .30-30 brass, Hornady 220 and Speer 235 bullets, the Speers did not expand, the Hornadys worked great at 1900 fps. RCBS 255s worked best when hollow pointed on deer, a great cartridge for under 200 yards. It was a good decision, the .30-30 is so boring.


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