ORIGINAL: SCRIDER1
I feel I must cast a vote for the 30-30, which never seems to get any respect, but it is: 1) a fine weapon for deer; 2) small, light , easy to carry and handle compared to other rifles, 3) less expensive, 4) easy to find ammo for, 5) fun to shoot.
A 30-30? You mean one of these? [8D]
I love my Marlin 30AS 30-30 with the huge Simmons Pro Hunter scope (soon going to swap the scope with something more reasonable).
Butch A.