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Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720587 10/21/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker
Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb	Originally Posted by ol_mike Originally Posted by Yoder409 Only if you A.I. it alien information? that sounds crazy, you boozed up already? Well it AIN'T "Artificially Inseminate"................. Maybe "Ackley Improved" ??? Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

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Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer slumlord #17720588 10/21/22
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,266 Arkansas O ol_mike OP Campfire Ranger
OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,266 Arkansas	Originally Posted by slumlord Yall realize how much bobcat meat that cartridge put on the table?? ""DEER""!!!!! PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ltppowell #17720590 10/21/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Originally Posted by ltppowell Sheeeit... crappy Rem or Win 165's in a 30-30 is about as deady as it gets, if you can hit em. I only use 170’s! As for the 22 short. My count is at 2 Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer 10gaugemag #17720591 10/21/22
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by 10gaugemag No better than a 223. BTDT. I almost think this is a serious post. Only thing missing is “stunt shooter”. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer Yoder409 #17720599 10/21/22
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OP ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,266 Arkansas	Originally Posted by Yoder409 If it's your only thing you have and limit your shots to 25 yards and under............... You serious PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

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Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720601 10/21/22
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,882 MID WEST J jbmi Campfire Regular
jbmi Campfire Regular J Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,882 MID WEST	I'd bet they have killed more deer than any other caliber. Still hunt with my 1951 Model 64, deadly if you keep the shots under a 100 yd. "The older I get, the better I was"

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720602 10/21/22
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 982 T TreeMutt Campfire Regular
TreeMutt Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 982	Is this a serious question? If so.... I have killed whitetail deer with 30-30, 30-06, 300 Savge, 243 Win, 50 and 54 caliber flint and cap locks as well as recurve and compound bows. My son has so far killed 3 buck and two antlerless deer with a Marlin 336 30-30, all one shot kills. As far as the centerfires and muzzleloaders, I have not seen a difference in killing power given the same shot placement and a deer is just as leg broke with a 30-06 as he is with a 30-30. Actually, a lung or heart shot deer, with any of these calibers, will sprint anywhere from 10 to 50 or so yards before dropping. Usually facing back in the direction they were hit. Bullet manufacturers have had over 100 years to perfect 30-30 bullet performance at the velocities the cartridge is capable of. . To be honest though, all these shots have come under 100 yards, so distance will always factor into it. Where we hunt we can't see much further unless it's in the Allegheny Mountains. We don't hunt powerlines or bean fields, Etc. "an armed society is a polite society"

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720605 10/21/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker
Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb	Originally Posted by ol_mike Originally Posted by Yoder409 If it's your only thing you have and limit your shots to 25 yards and under............... You serious 🙄 Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720606 10/21/22
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,859 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana
SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,859 Hi-Line	The 30-30 is my go to cow killer. Open sights, brain shot. I don't like a scope for shooting precision at 10 yards.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720609 10/21/22
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JohnnyLoco Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,238 Tejas	Kills everything

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Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720611 10/21/22
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,868 West Kelowna, B.C. P Partsman Campfire Outfitter
Partsman Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,868 West Kelowna, B.C.	Not only deer, but my dad used it for moose. "The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720613 10/21/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker
Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb	10 yards. Even better. Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720631 10/21/22
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,859 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana
SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,859 Hi-Line	You sons a guns think I'm bluffin'? Chit is about to get real...

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720634 10/21/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	The buck on the left was killed about 30 miles east of me with a Springfield Arms Model 840 30-30 and 170 gr Remington Core-Lokt. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720645 10/21/22
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,089 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,089 In the Swamps	30 miles is about as far as the thutty-thutty is good for. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer SamOlson #17720654 10/21/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker
Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,511 Roosted on a limb	Originally Posted by SamOlson You sons a guns think I'm bluffin'? Chit is about to get real... Somebody 'bout to make some beef. It's what's for dinner. Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720656 10/21/22
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Stump Buster Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 659	Bullet technology has come a LONG way since the 1890’s, that said, it hasn’t improved so much that the 30WCF/30-30win can effectively kill deer. Many will try it as a stunt, but it requires getting extremely close to the animal and competently placing a very tricky shot. Not many shooters are capable of such a feat. Better to stick with something with lots of knockdown power, like a 6.5 Creedmoor.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720673 10/21/22
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Riverc Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 4,235 Torbert,La	30-30 was my first deer rifle I had good luck with it in the woods. Most shots were close 25-50 yards a buddy of mine killed a 6 point at 150 yards.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720680 10/21/22
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,714 Anywhere people are Less Stupi... C CashisKing Campfire Ranger
CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,714 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	I think a .60-60 would be mo betta. If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

Re: Will a 30-30 kill a deer ol_mike #17720688 10/21/22
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Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon	Definitely, NOT! 🦫 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

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