Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles When have you found .30-30 to be a poor choice?

I'll give ONLY 3 examples but have seen/experienced many others.



Here my R foot is against a 9 pt buck in a Regrowth C/O and shot from that stand. It was 10' to the floor. He was surrounded by sagegrass, bushes and Oak and Pine seedlings.
Lasered distance was 250+ yds steep down hill.




Last season these deer would have been in 30-30 range however look PAST them and you might as well throw a rock.
They were closer than any other deer seen.


AND here last season



The distance is not the issue. Find a Buck with irons. Make an ethical shot. BTW there are 6 in that view.

Need I say more?

Jerry