No magic, and I hope I didn't imply that there was any! My point is to not knock the use of bullet designs and weights that don't fit inside the parameters of common knowledge if you haven't tried them, and that old technologies kill as well as as new.
Montana, I agree 100%. If game heavier than deer were in the offing I would be reaching for something with more oomph than a .30/30 too. But if push came to shove, I wouldn't feel terribly undergunned with a .30/30 and heavy bullets- up close.
