how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

how far will a 30-30 go (yards), and a 44 Magnum Ruger Carbine (yards)

Im thinking there both 100 yard guns accurate.

Thanks,
Melissa

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

If you (as I believe you are) are talking about effective range in the field, I would say 100-150 yards max with an open-sighted .30-30 (unless you have excellent open sights and are very proficient with them), and from 200-250 max with a scoped .30-30. From 200 out to 250, you'd better know your trajectories!

In the Ruger .44 Mag carbine, I say out to 125-150 yards, depending on sights and inherent accuracy of the gun and/or shooter, but you're better off sticking to 100 yards max to be on the safe side.

Brian

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

How about with a bushnell scope on a 44 mag. how far?

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

150 yards if you can hit the vitals every time.

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

A scoped 30-30 should be good to approx. 150yds. Some will say more, but energy and
trajectory fall off pretty quickly beyond 150yds.
For the 44mag (scoped), I'd limit my shots on deer to 100yds.

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

Sight in an iron sighted .30-30 for 150 yards, then it's only 5" low at 200. You won't need to worry about trajectory father away than that, cause you won't be able to see well enough to actually shoot. That ol' cartridge will kill an awful big animal out there, it uses bullets not energy to do the job. ;)

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

Slamfire, well said! I cannot believe that people think you cannot kill a deer at 200 yards with a .30-30! Just like those who say a 180-grain bullet out of a .30-06 at 200 yards is underpowered for elk, but the same bullet at 500 yards from their .300 RUM is "just the ticket."

I, for one, would not want to get hit with a 170-grain pill from a .30 WCF at 900 yards!

Brian

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

Both are short range weapons. I would limit both of these rounds to a max. of 150 yards. With the .30-30 having a slight edge over the .44 Mag. In regards to the .44 Mag. most bullet weights are well into the 200's grain wise with 200 being the lower. Their might be lighter bullets, but I haven't looked into it. With this in mind, the .44 Mag really starts to drop off the table out past 150 yards.

IMO both would be excellent choices for hunting deer inside of 150 yards.

Mr. .45-70

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

i would say 200yds with a 30-30 if u know ur gun and have a good rest and the deer is calm. For the 44mag i wouldnt say shoot past 100 thats about ur max with it. it drops off alot past 100!

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

Check the ballistic tables. The .30.30 & the .44mag are 100 yrd guns. Beyond that their effectiveness drastically drops. gg.

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

There is more to shootin' and humanely killin animals than what you can read in a table of numbers.

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.

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

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.

RE: how far...30-30, 44 Ruger Mag
 

Target practice with 8" aluminum pie plates!

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.