30-30
#16
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 10
RE: 30-30
Great gun! There are better "brush guns" but the added yardage you will get out of the 30/30 makes it a better overall choice. My first deer rifle was a 30/30 and I still use it from time to time now. You will be suprised how accurate they are out around 100 yards with open sights!
#19
RE: 30-30
You can shoot brush or trees with any caliber for that matter but it's better to shoot the deer.A brush gun should be defined as a short handy firearm, accurate enough for short to medium range and light in weight for prolonged slithering in the thick stuff.A 30-30 fits the bill as does many others.My personal favorite is a 6.5x55 with handloaded 160gr Hornadys.Penetrates deer completely reguardless of angle and moose broadside.Never have recovered a bullet.Just my take..................Harold
#20
RE: 30-30
Here's the perfect "brush gun".... A "plain jane" open sighted Marlin .30-30 [8D]
For longer distances, when not in the thick woods and heavy brush, I will be using this... A bolt action Savage, chambered in .308 with a 3-9 scope. [8D]
One for one style of hunting, one for another. The best of both worlds!
Butch A.
For longer distances, when not in the thick woods and heavy brush, I will be using this... A bolt action Savage, chambered in .308 with a 3-9 scope. [8D]
One for one style of hunting, one for another. The best of both worlds!
Butch A.