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Actually, there is a third crucial difference between the .30-30 and the .308 that you may not know about: the case walls of a .30-30 cartridge are thinner than the .308. Because of the pressure limitations on the design of the model 94, there's not much you can do to jazz it up besides shooting the 110 grain 'plinker' bullets. The factory loads and the reloading manuals have reached the limit, and that's that. Think of the millions of model 94's that are more than 100 years old and the actions are all 'loosey goosey'. The .307 is Winchester's answer to everyone who wants an old fashioned model 94 with a little more poop. A wildcat that's made of modern materials, to tight tolerances. Pay the price for the ammo and quit bitching. The .308 Winchester is not as good as the 30-30. If you covet the .308 cartridge, swap your .307 for a Savage model 99. You can put a scope on it, and shoot the cheap pointy full metal jacket army surplus ammo from Brazil. If you think that's important. I suppose the main reason nobody is interested in a .30-30 to .308 conversion is that it's just plain nonsense. When your project is finished, you'll have the worst of both worlds. So, yeah, go with a custom gunsmith.
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