I'll never understand why Marlin did this.....why we would give up the only reason to own a 30-30 in the first place. That is to hunt with a short, light, fast repeating deer rifle.

There's several very short light and accurate shooting options available that add at least a hundred yards to the range of the 30-30.

.308, 7-08, 260, 243, and a dozen more. All available in carbines that put first shot placement over fast follow up shots. An option that has bought the bolt action rifle to it's position as King of the hunting rifles.