I've used my 30-30 for 200 yard shots before, but with handloads and on whitetails. One of my friends got one at 185 yards with the 30-30 starfire bullets. Up untill this year the 30-30 was my deer gun of choice because it doesn't kick any, and if you know the drop on your gun it's easy enough to just aim as high as you need. To expell any doubt that you need to unload your gun on a deer to kill it, all my deer that I've ever shot with my 30-30 dropped on the spot except one doe that jumped twice and then fell dead. It's all in shot placement with a 30-30.

But having that said, unless you can make a 30-30 sing like I can, stick to the 30-06 for anything over 150 yards.

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