ORIGINAL: HogHuntingChik
The 30-30 offers nothing that similar cartridges like the .308 won't won't. The 30-30 is the equivelant of a Studebeger, people just use them because of tradition, and that isn't a bad thing.
Sure it does: cheaper ammo, comes packaged in a handy lever rifle that looks waaaaay nicer than a plastic-stocked Savage or Remington, and ample reach/power for probablyl 90% if deer shot yearly. It has less recoil than .308-class cartridge, and isn't as loud. How's that for some advantages? Plus... it'll kill the deer, despite the Knowledgeable who'll tell you it's obsolete.
Check out pic... took this deer this morning with Marlin 30-30. The
dear in the pic is my youngest daughter....
