The best thing for long range work with a .30/30 is your hind legs...........
...as opposed to your front legs?
The nicest antelope I shot was at 40 yds. after an excruciating infantry crawl through prickly pear cactus, so I guess one's front legs do come into play sometimes.
Could've shot him from a couple hundred yards initially (w/.257 Roberts)but wanted to try and get close. Big mistake. Ended up chasing the bugger across half the state, on foot, before successfully completing one last stalk.
I'll not be so brazen as to suggest that everybody could/should shoot antelope from no further than long archery range. It's just that some guys automatically assume that it's strictly a long range sport.
