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Winchester m94 with Wiliams FP aperture sight
35/30-30 with 200gr RCBS FN GC under 2400/tuft of Dacron goes 1726fps

its recoil is nothing or next to nothing. i have killed 3 or 4 deer with it, every shot was behind the shoulder. the most furthest deer i shot was 53 yards, 20-30 yards is average. the deer doesn't run, it jogs about 15 - 20 yards, stands there looking around and then the deer will fall over.

sighting the 35/30-30 in at 100 yards (2 shots/bench)


you don't need speed, just put the bullet accurately and precisely on the deer. i prefer behind the shots, but i will take a shoulder shot if i have to.

the 35/30-30 is downloaded, but it almost goes up to the 35 Remington velocities. what the 35/30-30 can do better than the 35 Remington is the weight of the bullet, 250 up to 280gr bullet. on average the 35 Rem tops out at 250gr, but the 35/30 tops out at 280gr. i was going to get a new mold, 275gr WFN GC, but the 200gr RCBS FN GC is so accurate that is scary.