In Pa almost every deer hunter has at least one 30-30,,,I have two, a Marlin 336 "Texan" with XS peep sights and a 336 RC with a Redfield 1" tube scope with a post reticle. I have also had M94s in the past and like them all...I have about 500 cases and recently have been buying other 30-30 suitable components, whatever I can get.
The 30-30 kills deer and black bear as good or better than any caliber here where the ranges are generally short. This has been my actual experience and observation of other hunters. My favorite deer bullet is the Sierra 170G flat point but ammo and bullet makers have had over a century to come up with the right bullet construction needed for 30-30 velocities and what the cartridge is mostly used for and that's hunting Whitetails.
FWIW, Col Jeff Cooper opined that a M94 or 336 Carbine, in 30-30 or 44 Mag, would make the perfect "urban police rifle"
