If I were gonna be tricky with a .30/30, I'd try some of the 150gr Speer Gold Dot bullets designed for the .300 BO. They should expand at lower velocity, allowing you to reduce the powder charge a bit if the girl is recoil-sensitive, and the 6.5s I'm using in my Grendel are pretty dang accurate. Reviewers on MidwayUSA say a lot of good things about the .308 too.
I've taken exactly one deer with a 30-30 in a 14" Contender, using a 150gr Nosler Solid Base HP. I think they may have been a test run or a screw-up at the factory. My LGS had them for cheap a few years ago, and he said he was nearly gifted them by the Nosler rep.
Last fall I picked up the bullets that Pappy mentioned here. I've had very good experiences with Speer Gold Dots so far, and got both the standard 150 gr version and the Blackout version. Haven't tested them to see how much I can get them to expand at velocities between a Blackout carbine and a 30-30 carbine. I think this is a good choice for what you're after, Shaman.
