I often hunt mule deer in the typical wide-open spaces and usually carry some sort of flat-shooting, scoped, bolt action rifle. They work great. One day last season, I knew I was going to spend most of the day at closer quarters, and grabbed the ol' .30-30 Marlin with peep sights. No, I didn't happen to get a shot that day, but it sure was a joy to carry, and would have worked just fine had I a shooting opportunity that day.

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