Just for the fun of it I have decided to add my 2 cents worth. If there is anything you can do with a 150 grain .30 caliber bullet from a .30-06 at 300 yards that you can' t do with 150 grain .30 caliber bullet from a .30-30 at 150 yards.....I would like someone to explain to me, what that might be!?!

Now don' t get me wrong....I enjoy and shoot many different caliber guns, (rifles and handguns). But if the .30-30 is as useless as so many have suggested...I guess I should take my 16.25" barreled Marlin in .44 Magnum and throw it away. (Or put it in some other such useful place!?!) And I' d have a real dilemma about what to do with my recurve and or long bows!

I' ve shot the " Leg Match Course" which involves 200, 300, and 600 yards targets with aperature sights using both accurized M16' s and match grade M14' s. I' ve also taken deer at just over 115 yards using Saboted shotgun slugs. Additionally I' ve shot military .30 caliber (7.62 NATO/.308 Winchester) on 1000 yard lines. What of any of which proves anything you may ask? Simply this.....when a weapon, any weapon, is used in a reasonable manner, by a reasonable person, within its intended limitations it produces satisfactory results. If the only goal was to kill an animal, any animal, at a maximum range then I suppose I would sit on a mountain top using high power optics and laser ranging/marking devices and call in air support. Now before you tell me how ridiculous I am being...consider this. I have just sat here and read four pages (plus or minus) of any number of people....telling other people....how foolish they were for not using " THE" weapon that provided the best possibility of making a " KILL" at whatever range presented itself. Well here is my take on that! If that is YOUR goal.....do what makes you happy! You have my blessings! However, before you blanketly condemn everyone and or anyone that does not have that same goal....you might consider politely asking them what exactly their intention(s) were/are. A little respect goes a long way.

My suggestion also includes this possibility. If your " ONLY" goal is to put meat in the freezer why not make a trip to the butcher shop. Add up the cost of your gear, time, travel expense, etc. and you might realize that buying meat in the supermarket in many instances today is cheaper than what you acquire by hunting! If however you hunt for reasons other than just to provide for your next meal....that reason(s) might include some self imposed limitations. The .30-30 is " MORE" than adequate when used by responsible persons! And if you aren' t responsible.....nothing is adequate!