Colorado Luckydog
For the application you described, I think you would be fine. I would use 170 grain bullets if handloading. The Nosler Partition bullet or the Speer 170 grain flat point wound be the bullet of choice for this. As for factory stuff I would go with these. Keep it to 100 yards or so.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=350772
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=775263
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=180117
This guy took his 30-30 to Aferica. A goog read.
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/peter_held.htm
Regards
Hornet man