Seriously I wonder why use a 30-30 TODAY instead of a 308 Win. I understand liking LEVER action rifles, light, short, fast handling. There are 308s in LEVER actions & IMHO they are in higher quality guns, some have rotary mags, some clips, & most of the time better accuracy.
I AM NOT TRYING TO START ANY ARGUMENT or BLAZING FLAME!! We have enough of that going on NOW.
If you NEVER cross an open field or pasture, pipeline, powerline, etc. I guess you don't need the flatter trajectory and higher retained vel. & energy of a 308,7-08,243. With a 308 you still have 30 cal. holes.
These are my thoughts & questions. Why 30-30, NOT 308?
JWALL
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.....................That`s why Marlin intro`d a 308 lever and Hornady intro`d the Leverevolution ammo. Offers a more powerful, flatter shooting and longer ranged alternative with more downrange energy over and above the 30-30 for those who still prefer hunting with the lever actions.
On the other hand, many don`t need the additional power over and above the 30-30, because their ranges may not ever exceed 150-200 yards. And many won`t dump the 30-30 cartridge, that in their minds, is still a "classic" lever round of which it is.
By the same comparisons and in bolt actions, that`s why we have more powerful 30s over and above the 308, more powerful 7s over and above a say a 7x57 or 7/08, more powerful 338s over and above the 338 Federal and on and on we could go.
If a person prefers a lever to hunt with, and the hunting terrain is in far more open country the majority of the time, then a 308 lever is a far more practical alternative than a 30-30 lever.
But I tend to agree. You can still use a more powerful and longer ranged round in shorter ranged brush and timber country, whereas a shorter ranged round like the 30-30 would not be the best in the wide open country.
But classics are classics, and the `ol 30-30 is still one of them.
