Somebody mentioned earlier it's as much about the guns as the cartridge. That's absolutely true. There's a lot of fine hunting guns out there chambered in 30-30. No reason not to use them just because of a few hundred feet per second.
For scores of hunters the difference in power is meaningless because the shots taken just aren't long enough to matter either way. Dead is dead. I see hunters around here with 30-30's all the time and they do just fine with them. I guess they haven't been reading internet forums enough to know their rifles aren't adequate anymore
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It's a very under rated handgun cartridge. I have a Pachmayr Dominator in 30/30 that is big fun to shoot.
I agree. I'm hunting with the close relative 7-30 Waters in a 14" Contender. Drops 'em plenty fast enough for me. Low recoil. Rimmed cartidge. Dirt cheap 30-30 brass. Long case life. Great accuracy. What more could you ask for?
