I have 2 458wm's and I'm buying a 3rd custom number 1 ruger. I love this caliber. Reloading to 45/70 levels is simple & easy on my shoulder.
This is really the best feature of the Win Mag. The reloading options with great variety of bullets. It properly fits a standard action and there are a lot of used guns available for reasonable cost.
Loving it is fair enough, but; please dont jump in and say it is 'better' than something else for some other purpose. Or that when nothing better was available it got the job done.
The 30/30 Model 94 is a great gun. I hunt with it, I 'love' it. It is loosing popularity. Why? Maybe great and successful as it is- is no longer 'best' choice cartridge for a new buyer. And no history of near death experiences to taint its legacy.
