[quote=JBabcock][quote=okie john]I hunt on tree farms in the Pacific Northwest. You can look one direction and see prime 30-30 country then turn 180 degrees and need a sniper rifle. A scoped 308 or 30-06 is a far more versatile choice around here.
Okie John
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I can’t tell you how many articles I’ve read by “gun writers” who claim you need a brush buster to hunt the PNW. And what you just described is exactly what I’ve experienced. Pretty easy to have a 300 yard shot present it’s self.
I’ve always wanted a 30-30 but I’ve never owned one. I doubt I’d ever use one to hunt with though because of what Okie John described.
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Yes, y’all got the picture.
A 270 or 7 Mag will kill just as well at 12’ (feet) as
a 30-30. *i have done that *
I have NOT owned a 30-30 since > 1974.
Never have thot I wanted another.
Jerry
Kind of what a bud said when I asked why he used a 264 Win Mag or 300 Ultra Mag the most when deer hunting.
He said they kill up close AND far out.
