The thing is, with cast bullets you can duplicate factory ballistics, and in most instances exceed factory performance in a .30-30. The splatter of a flat nosed 190 soft cast bullet out of a .30-30 or .303 Savage is something to behold- and costs pennies to load- a not inconsequential benefit in this day and age of inflated ammo component costs. No bullets to be had? No problem, I'll go to the shop and cast up a big pile of them. The .30-30 is ideally suited to shooting lead because factory ballistics are within the realm of feasability in bullets made from that substance- not the case with larger cartridges. (Speaking in terms of bullets soft enough to expand reliably on game tissue, not hard-as-nails target bullets coaxed to higher velocity out of larger cases.) The .30-30 is pretty darn versatile, no matter where you get its bullets, and the fact it usually comes packaged in a light handy user-friendly package doesn't hurt either.
