Put me in the fan camp. I have had 30-30s for years. I will say that while they are not necessairly ideal for long range hunting but frankly I'd rather have to connect on a 250 yd shot with a receiver sighted 30-30 than at 500 yds with a scoped 30-06.
My long time buddy and I had a couple of 94 rifles with 24" octagon bbls and we spent a lot of afternoons shooting at rocks at a high wall at a old strip mine. Both were fitted with williams receiver sights and with a little practice hits to 300 yds were pretty easy. I do agree with the poster above that the commonly maligned carbine is a victim of the poor quality open sights. I challenge some of the 30-06 and 270 fans to shoot at a pie plate with open sights at 300 yds. Most will find that flat shooting laser to be quite a challenge.
Last edited by bangeye; 12/22/15.
