I'd absolutely agree, but I don't know that it's really relevant? That's kind of like saying "well I don't hold much hope that you'll see one show up at a nascar race".

A levergun will never keep up with a semiauto, whether you're talking shot 2 shot splits or especially talking mag changes/reloads. So no, it doesn't make sense as a 3gun rig.

SASS is a traditionalists game, so no, nothing with ANY plastic on it (except plastic gunfighter grips on pistols) will ever be SASS legal. And the .30-30 is only legal for SASS in long range rifle side matches, and not even favored at that, and definitely nothing with a 16" barrel, and flash suppressors aren't allowed (not even on Win '97's). So again, the point is kind of moot.

But what I CAN see this selling for, would be a decent choice as bear medicine, and for home protection. Quite frankly, I used a Marlin 1894 .44mag for my home protection gun for years. My old man still does. A few of my uncles have Win 94 .30-30's loaded in the closet for that purpose. But then again, we're cattlemen, so having a "cowboy rifle" suits us. But say my dork cousin that lives in CA wants a home protection rifle. This really wouldn't be a bad choice.

Being adverse to a levergun with rails and a telescoping stock is really the same thing as simply being adverse to rails and a telescoping stock, because if we're 100% honest with ourselves, they make just as much sense on a lever gun as they do on an AR-15 or Rem 870 (which is to say they don't make much sense in general, but people buy them anyway).