I have yet to harvest game with my lever 30-30. I acquired it just a few years ago and have only carried it on a couple of javelina hunts. Last year when I decided to call it a trip, I walked out of camp and set up a paper target with a 5 1/2" black center at a ranged it at 150 yards out. I shot at it three times in a standing position and resting the rifle over the top of my tripod shooting sticks. With a peep in the back and a white blade up front, all three fell in for kill shots. I wear progressive lenses and I'm not sure if I could have done that with the factory iron sights.

That white blade holds up pretty well in very low light, though I'm guessing low light in the wide open desert might be different than low light in the eastern thickets??