Hey Frizz,

I' ve got no problem with your 1st Admendment rights. As a matter of fact...I enjoy lively discourse! It is one of the founding principles of this great nation. Now how about allowing that someone else' s " pursuit of happiness" may include hunting deer with a .30-30?

I agree wholeheartedly with you in sharing in your disgust when someone misuses the .30-30 and causes needless suffering of an animal deserving of a humane death! (No...I am not a tree hugging green weenie either.....we grew up butchering farm animals at a number of places during my childhood. Which meant we would eat better in the " near future" .) But I am also disgusted at the site of " hunters" (read slobs) that stand and bang away at running game 400, 500 yds, or even further with whatever rifle they are holding. (And yes I have personally witnessed this on more than one instance......the same FOOL trying to assure me that their 300 Magnum shot " flat as a string" to 500 yards, requiring no hold over!)
So I remain firm in my belief that the .30-30 (and many other similar cartridges) are fine for deer hunting when used RESPONSIBLY)! The cartridge is not the problem......the FOOL behind the stock is the problem!

There are more than enough examples of misuse of any number of cartridges...which only goes to prove you can' t make something foolproof as long as fools remain! So how about we quit beating a " dead horse" (not to mention inanimate objects) and start holding people accountable for their actions? Trust me...there is nothing wrong with the .30-30 in the right hands. We would accomplish much more if we attempted to explain to and educate those new to the sport, rather than cartridge bashing. And as far as all the " know it alls" ...there is little chance we can affect any change in either their thinking...or their behavior!