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He already has his M-99, 30-30.

If that was my call, I'd load 130 Hornady spire points and go kill stuff. Those 130's (not the varmint version), are deadly on WT's. If one of those will blow thru a WT's chest, you may not need heavier bullets. And the 130's fly faster than heavier bullets, hit hard with good tissue destruction, great exits and good blood flow. Mostly I've seen DRT's with the '06, but moving at over 3K fsp.. Will have to check how fast a 30-30 will push 130's, but it should be pretty impressive vs. heavier bullets. And, the 99 will handle spire points.

DF