There once was a time when the Winchester Model 94 and Marlin Model 336 were used by more eastern deer and bear hunters than any other rifle. During those innocent days, a large number of those hunters would have mortgaged the old homeplace to buy a Model 94 or Model 336 chambered for a cartridge with the performance of the great .300 Savage. The .30-30 Ackley Improved came close to what they wanted, but few hunters who used those handy little carbines were handloaders.

In 1992, U.S. Repeating Arms responded to the demand by introducing the Model 94 Angle Eject in .307 Winchester. Unfortunately, it came about two decades too late. Most of the hunters who had yearned for such a cartridge were either no longer with us, had switched to bolt actions, pumps, and autoloaders, or perhaps had taken up golf. Marlin also announced the availability of the Model 336 in this chambering but, except for a few experimental rifles none were ever built. This makes the Model 94 the only factory rifle ever available in .307 Winchester. 

This text is based on information from “Cartridges of the World”, Hodgdon reloading manual, the cartridge designer and/or own resources.