When I was a kid and had just gotten my M94 Win. .30-30, I used to hear all the time about how it was just totally inadequate much beyond 50 yards, and there was some debate as to whether it was any good that far away. Mostly guys with .30-06s and .270s were doing the trash-talking, and I had one fellow tell me it was nothing but junk as he dropped the bolt on his Remington 742. It was 1971.
I can't help but wonder if that rifle is still running today. And I've killed deer further away than 50 yards with that same .30-30...
One interesting thing I noticed, when Specialty Pistols were popular, was that a .30-30 was a weak and antiquated round in a 20" carbine, but brother, it set the world on fire out of a Contender.
