I started deer hunting with a 30/30 23 years ago and killed my first deer(an 8 point), but I have used a 270 for most of the last 20 years and killed nearly a hundred deer since. I literally have a safe full of guns of various calibers and configurations, but before the 2005 season, I got to feeling nostalgic and pulled out my 1983 model Marlin 336T. I have more than one 30/30, and this one had never had a scope on it. I scoped it up with an older Leupold VariX II 3-9 that I had and headed to the range with a box of Federal Classic 150 grs. Within minutes, I was shooting 1" groups at 100 yards. Long story shortened, my youngest son killed a nice 8 point and a doe with it, and I killed a 120" 10 point and 3 does with it.