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Slamfire 02-11-2005 10:51 PM
RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 
ORIGINAL: Goodguy

Check the ballistic tables. The .30.30 & the .44mag are 100 yrd guns. Beyond that their effectiveness drastically drops. gg.
There is more to shootin' and humanely killin animals than what you can read in a table of numbers.

JOE-BEEF 02-17-2005 08:35 AM
RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 
Malissa , It's not a question of how far they will go but how well you shoot it . You mentioned 100 yards, if that will be your maximum range, give or take 50 yards, i feel either one of those rifles would be a fine choice. I've taken many deer with the 30-30, my longest shot ''in the hardwoods '' was 135 yds. and that deer never knew what hit him.

max the dog 02-27-2005 04:41 PM
RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 
ORIGINAL: Goodguy

Check the ballistic tables. The .30.30 & the .44mag are 100 yrd guns. Beyond that their effectiveness drastically drops. gg.
Check those tables one more time. The 30-30 has more energy at 300 yards than a .357 mag at the muzzle. The max killing range is based upon shooter ability as much as cartridge power. If you can hit a 8 inch target from 250 yards with either caliber than take that shot. That's the size of the heart lung area of a deer and if you hit it you will kill it.

Rebel Hog 02-27-2005 05:06 PM
RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 
ORIGINAL: max the dog

ORIGINAL: Goodguy

Check the ballistic tables. The .30.30 & the .44mag are 100 yrd guns. Beyond that their effectiveness drastically drops. gg.
Check those tables one more time. The 30-30 has more energy at 300 yards than a .357 mag at the muzzle. The max killing range is based upon shooter ability as much as cartridge power. If you can hit a 8 inch target from 250 yards with either caliber than take that shot. That's the size of the heart lung area of a deer and if you hit it you will kill it.

Target practice with 8" aluminum pie plates!

kelbro 02-27-2005 07:29 PM
RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 
Although it may not be 'optimum', I have shot a lot of deer past 125 yds with my open-sighted model 94 .30-30. They couldn't read the ballistics tables though and that rifle was all that I had to hunt with. Now that my eyes aren't so good, and I'm better edjumacated, I would probably limit my shots with that rifle to 100 yds.


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