Leafrivermac

Of course there are many calibers out there that will shoot flater, longer, and harder than the 30/30. And I own several of those that will. Most of the time if I am in the woods hunting deer I am toting the 30/30. If I'm going to be in a stand where I can see over a hundred yds. I'll use something else like a 30/06 or 270. My 30/30 Marlin 336 has killed oodles of deer. Even out to 200 yds. , I've been told that if your proficient enough you can still take a deer down with it. I don't know about that but I have taken one at 150 and several in the 80 to 100 yd. range. It's light enough , balanced just right for me, shoots where I point it, and it's just plain purty. Heck . . .I want some more of them. I own several , just in case something happens to mine and they quit making them or something. I would'nt part with one of them. Depending on where you hunt , in my experiance the 30/30 is a nice little meat getter. I'm looking at mine now and getting all fuzzy.