+1 on the 336 30-30. Had mine since I was 11. 18 YEARS and always come back to it when I still hunt on drizzly mornings during the rut! I have recently bought a 1895 marlin 45-70 cowboy and Im obsessed with it. I hunt it open sights :d killed 2 deer with it last season it has a 26in barrel but is still really short and i love the octagon barrel but when it comes down to it the 30-30 will do anything i need it to do in the mountain, but the 45-70 is very fun!