I had always thought a Remington 788 in 30-30 would be a neat deer rifle. Or a bolt action 35 REM.
I don’t see why anyone would say it’s pointless to have a perfectly adequate 200yard deer rifle with less recoil than a 243. It doesn’t even matter what state your in.
I have a 30-30 which is likely very similar. It definitely has less blast than a 243, but I don’t know that it kicks any less.
