Thanks guys!
It doesn't look traditional, but it surely does shoot good.
Even though this is pretty open country, sagebrush & bitterbrush, I wasn't anticipating a 170 yard shot. But that's what I got. I'd shot the Henry enough at 200 yards to know the 30-30 could do just fine.
Tell ya, that bullet made one heck of an entrance wound!
The doe must have been standing at more of an angle than I thought because the bullet ranged back through the diaphragm, tore the stomach a bit and exited the flank.
I did recover a bit of bullet, but I don't think it's over 20 grains. Out of curiosity, I'll weigh it, but it looks like just a small chunk of the bullet. That was at 170 yards, so I wonder how those bullets perform up close at higher velocity?
At any rate, it was a nice afternoon cutting up meat.
Regards, Guy