RE: 30-30
Yup...
My Marlin .30-30 is for close in action in the heavy woods. Plain ol' open sights and the shot might be, at best, 50-75 yards. It's my go-to gun that I always reach for.
But now for longer range shots,I picked up a Savage bolt action in .308 complete with a 3-9x32 scope, for a heck of a price earlier this past spring. It is wickedly accurate and can do way more than the .30-30 but I'll use it for longer 100-200 yard shots.
Butch A.