RE: lever action rifles
A Marlin 336 was my first deer rifle and still has a special place in my heart....I'll never get rid of it or stop using it, provided the situation warrents it. There are a couple of other fine choices for Lever Lovers out there, besides Marlin and Winchester......they are the Browning BLR and the now back in production Savage 99...both will give you a little more punch than the 30-30, in various calibers...not to say that the 30-30 doesn't have it's usefulness.