Originally Posted by
Zegloff
Im not a vary avid hunter. Between work and college I dont have very much free time to hunt. But even with my little experience I love my 30-30 because of the fact of how light it is. Its great if you have to walk a while to your stand or where ever it is you hunt and then while tracking your kill. Makes it ten times easier to do this with a lighter gun.
If you were using a .270 Winchester then you would not have to "track your kill", as it would likely drop within eye sight.
Just picking at you a little there.
I have never found a scoped, sporter weight bolt action rifle to be any problem to tote in the woods.