I do not usually hunt with a 30-30. But... When I have to chase down a wounded deer, that's what I grab. Like my father, I only consider it a 100 yard gun, but realize that with the right loads I can double that. I've never shot a deer at even 100, and don't remember one that was just standing when I shot it. I think they've all been moving. Been a real long time since I shot one with it that was not already hit, gotta be at least forty years.
Put me in the love 'em category, for what I do and have done with them a Marlin 336 is hard to beat.
