My first centerfire rifle was a 340 in .30-30 and I killed my first deer with it. It was a relatively late model (340C as I recall, with pressed checkering). It went down the road sometime after I acquired a .270. I bought two of my boys 340s in .30-30 for their first deer rifles and a few years later stumbled onto an older one with a 22 inch barrel that I snapped up and carry in the PA woodlands from time to time. They've performed as well as several much more expensive rifles. I like them.
