Then get another rifle, because you're probably going to spend more than the cost of a new one to have one rechambered, and the necessary action work done, to make the 30/30AI work. I had a 25/06AI, once, when young and dumb, and took 2 trips back to the gunsmith, who was a good one, to get the action rail modified so it'd feed. Also, the I wouldn't be wanting to put a round with 308 pressures in a 94 action. Other than distance, a 30/30 can work fine. There was a post on here last week in the Alaska setion, where a young guy took his Moose with a 30/30, and Col Whelen once said, the 30/30 was the best Elk round he'd ever used. This was back in the days, when it came with a 160gr bullet.
You and your smith are the reason God invented Velcro sneakers.
I've run an Ackley or three and haven't had the first problems with feeding.
Of course the more obtuse figure going AI is all about the speed, and it is, the speed in loading cuzz I don't have to trim the damn things.
No reason not to take advantage of a few more ponies under the hood if they are there, but that ain't the main reason I do it.
