I was kinda shooting a No 1 in 30-30 this weekend.
Actually, it was my Boddington Kudu in 300 H&H, but one of the loads I was testing was a mid-range load shooting a 150gr Hornady at 2,000 fps.
Another load was the 170gr Nosler Partition RN at 2,350. Now that will be a bang-up woods load for deer!
Like everyone else, I don't see how you could go wrong on this rifle, at the price mentioned.
Tim