30/30 or .44
12-04-2007, 01:28 PM
#31
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 501
RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL:Just a tip you may want to pass on to your buddies who have had trouble with not recovering deer.
12-04-2007, 01:30 PM
#32
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
Haveretrieverman post all the pictures of the 250+ Hogs he has killed with the .30-30...
12-04-2007, 01:43 PM
#33
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 287
RE: 30/30 or .44
I've got a Marlin 1894 in .44mag and a Win. 94 in 30/30. Killed a dozen or so deer with both of them. Never had a runner with either of them. Overall, I'd probably give the nod to the 30/30, but there's just something about seeing that 240gr JHP hit the side of a deer...
12-04-2007, 02:23 PM
#34
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RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: Catus Magnus
An even better tip might be, work on their marksmanship, and make sure their rifle is properly sighted in BEFORE they go huntin'
ORIGINAL:Just a tip you may want to pass on to your buddies who have had trouble with not recovering deer.
But the guy asked for opinions. And I gave mine, and you gave yours. I myself like to shoot dozens of different Chamberings. So I don't pigeon hole myself to one gun.
12-04-2007, 02:25 PM
#35
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RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog
Haveretrieverman post all the pictures of the 250+ Hogs he has killed with the .30-30...
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
Haveretrieverman post all the pictures of the 250+ Hogs he has killed with the .30-30...
12-04-2007, 02:28 PM
#36
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I will pass. That guys hunting and my hunting are very different. I think he is big into QDM, and food plots and all that. Quite different than running around the mountains for wild deer and hogs that I am not feeding.
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog
Haveretrieverman post all the pictures of the 250+ lbHogs he has killed with the .30-30...
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
I loath a 30-30 myself. I have spent countless hours tracking marginal shots with friends who use a 30-30. I don't know if its my friends luck,or the round. But I love hunting with a 44mag pistol, so a lever would be even better.
I currently have a 30-30, I keep saying I plan to hunt with, but its pretty well shoved to the back of the safe for several years.
Haveretrieverman post all the pictures of the 250+ lbHogs he has killed with the .30-30...
12-04-2007, 02:31 PM
#37
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 501
RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Catus, I realize its extremely important that you convince everyone that the 30-30 is great. Because thats what you use.
But the guy asked for opinions. And I gave mine, and you gave yours. I myself like to shoot dozens of different Chamberings. So I don't pigeon hole myself to one gun.
Catus, I realize its extremely important that you convince everyone that the 30-30 is great. Because thats what you use.
But the guy asked for opinions. And I gave mine, and you gave yours. I myself like to shoot dozens of different Chamberings. So I don't pigeon hole myself to one gun.
I'm not sure the 30-30 is great; just proven, ample, and much underrated, even by those who oughta know better.
12-04-2007, 02:40 PM
#38
Fork Horn
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RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: CZ2506
Overall, I'd probably give the nod to the 30/30, but there's just something about seeing that 240gr JHP hit the side of a deer...
Overall, I'd probably give the nod to the 30/30, but there's just something about seeing that 240gr JHP hit the side of a deer...
12-04-2007, 02:41 PM
#39
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RE: 30/30 or .44
ORIGINAL: Catus Magnus
You're richer than I am. But seriously: if your friends will sight in their rifles, and practice a bit with them, they won't have to blame a proven, ample cartridge for their lost game.
I'm not sure the 30-30 is great; just proven, ample, and much underrated, even by those who oughta know better.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Catus, I realize its extremely important that you convince everyone that the 30-30 is great. Because thats what you use.
But the guy asked for opinions. And I gave mine, and you gave yours. I myself like to shoot dozens of different Chamberings. So I don't pigeon hole myself to one gun.
Catus, I realize its extremely important that you convince everyone that the 30-30 is great. Because thats what you use.
But the guy asked for opinions. And I gave mine, and you gave yours. I myself like to shoot dozens of different Chamberings. So I don't pigeon hole myself to one gun.
I'm not sure the 30-30 is great; just proven, ample, and much underrated, even by those who oughta know better.
12-06-2007, 06:41 PM
#40
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Walker LA USA
Posts: 443
RE: 30/30 or .44
I killed my first deer with a 30/30 as have all three of my sons.While there certainly are better cartridges available the question was 44 mag or 30/30.In that case I would say 30/30.I have killed a lot of deer with the 30/30 in years past and never had problems recovering deer.Most of my shots were inside of 100yds.A 150 grain bullet at 2400 fps is pretty close to 308 ballistics and at less than a 100 yds you won't see much difference.Most of my woods hunting is done with a model 7 308 and honestly I have not seen any difference in terminal performance at close ranges.The Marlin 336 I have is also very accurate at 100 yds with factory corelockt bullets.
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