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My father's Western Field .30-30-- a Montgomery Ward "store brand" Marlin 336. The ammo was also Western Field, probably made by Federal. He bought it at the local "Monkey Ward" retail store, three blocks from our house in Bozeman, Montana--and the ammo was also Western Field, probably made by Federal. It was a package deal with a fixed 4x, made by Light Optical of Japan.

The range was about 40 feet, in ponderosa pine timber. Could only see the shoulder area through the scope, but the doe dropped right there.