RE: 30-30 buck, broken antlers
Been using a Marlin 336 in 30-30 since 1972 and killed over 60 deer with it. Longest was 175 yards but most were under 70 yards. Never had a well placed shot fail to kill a deer. It's a very effective deer gun if you don't have much of a probability of a long shot (over 200 yards) opportunity