M77man

I'm thinking about getting a 30-30 in a good lever action for my kid to start out with. Does anyone have suggestions on some good ones to take a look at? Thanks

retrieverman

There have been many good threads on this board in the last few month on 30-30. To keep from beating a dead horse, try a search.

Rebel Hog

marlin 336A or336C

M77man

What are the balistics? Can it reach out to an Elk at about 200 yards?

Rebel Hog

Well, if you are considering Elk, I would buy the Marlin 308MX or the 1885G.45-70

thunter4558

Have a marlin 30/30 good gun, go to the new hornady lever revolution bullet excellent. The guys on this site helped me out with my gun and ammo. Shot out to 200 yards to problem very accurate.

M77man

Cool, I will thanks. Heck, the boy is still young and he may not even want to shoot an elk or deernext year or the year after but I'm just looking to get him something that will help him get interested in the sport for now.

il coyote

Marlin makes a fine 30-30. I bought one as the first rifle I could legally purchase on my own. Sadly, IL is a shotgun deer state, so it doesn't get much use outside of target practice.

Also, the design seems like it would work pretty well on a smaller framed person.

Rebel Hog

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dway87

i love my marlin 336w!