oldelkhunter,

EXACTLY, and i based my last post mostly on the fact that we had a 30-30 and a 35 on the farm at the same time. We shot deer with both, and the 35 Rem out performs the 30-30 hands down!!!

I don't care what it says in the books about them being equil, i'm talking about actual use, and my dad shot so many deer with a 35 Rem. you wouldn'r even believe it! It didn't take long for him to figure out to grab the 35 instead of the 30-30.. For many years venison and small game was the only meat we had, and dad easily picked the 35 over the 30-30.

When i got about 13 or so, dad sat me in a berry patch that bears were feeding heavily in, and handed me the 35 Rem., NOT the 30-30, that should tell you something right there.

Drilling Man