I use a Marlin 336 in .30-30 or a Marlin 1894 in .44Mag for most of my deer hunting.
Killed a smallish doe this year with my 336Y, and a nice 6 pt buck last year with the same rifle.
Just counting on my hands, I can recall about 10 deer killed with a .30-30 since 1994.
I used to use Remington 170 grain CoreLokt factory cartridges, but I load my own now with a 170 grain Speer FP bullet.
