Old Jack said that the reason the .30/30 wounded so many animals is that so many people used it; a simple matter of more shots fired equals more wounded. He also said that many .30/30 users were indifferent rifleman that only used their rifles for hunting and seldom practiced.
I've only taken one deer with a .30/30, a Savage 24, but the Core lokt passed through and trashed the innards. What more can be asked?
One of my pipedream rifles is a lightweight .30/30 built on a low wall action of some sort. Seems like it would make a fine woods gun for an old fat man. A Contender carbine would be an economical alternative.
