30-30 Deer Load

[Jag351]

My hunting buddy is using his grandpa"™s old Marlin 30-30 this season for deer. We where thinking the Winchester 150 Power Point would be a good choice, and the gun shoots it well. Would that be a good smallish deer load or is there another option that would be better? I've Never shot at deer with the 30-30, so I need the help. Thanks for yall"™s time.

[whiskeysnoot]

Win. 150 gr. Power Point would be a fine choice. Can buy it at Wal-Mart for less than $9/box. I would limit shots to 150 yds. 100 if shooting iron sights.

Another option in a factory load would be the PMC Starfire.

[Virginia7]

For smaller deer the Win. 150gr. PP should be okay. As you noted, it shoots good in
your rifle, and that's half the battle.
Personally, I preferred the 170gr. loads when I used my Marlin 30-30. You might want
to give the Rem. 170gr. Core-Lokt a try, or even move up to the Federal 170gr. premium loading which uses a Nosler partition bullet.
The 150gr loads will give you just a little bit better/flatter trajectory, but the 170gr. loads should give an edge when it comes to penetration. But, both should take care of
most whitetail deer.

[frizzellr]

As long as a load shoots well from a 30-30 Win then performance should be about the same as any other load. The 30-30 is what it is.

[TScottW99]

That's what I have always used in my 30-30 and it has performed very well.

[North Texan]

I like the 150 grain myself.