Originally Posted by
shottyhunter24
i am hunting whitetail and i post up my ground blind on a field probably 250 yards give or take 5-10 yards
IMO for the type of hunting your doing you would be much better buying a 308 or something similar, than trying to stretch the range limits on a 30-30.
Although energy is a factor in killing deer, it's not the only one. The trajectory of shooting a 30-30 at 250 yards is more of a rainbow effect. You would have to aim at air over the spine to drop one on target.