Reason To Own A 30-30

[.357shooter 993]

now that i am a member of two rifle clubs that allow the use of larger caliber rifles i have an itch to own a 30-30 underlever.do i need an excuse or do i just put for target use like i did for my .223 ?

[Deker 3,453]

If the calibre is applicable to either club, you don't need an "excuse", simply list it for Target!

 

A 30-30 Underlever is not going to be many peoples first choice rifle for anything serious on the target front though, but if you are a club member you don't need to be that serious!

[andyf 144]

I used a Marlin 30-30 for wild boar in Tennessee, it was an 'estate rifle' with a low power Leupold on it, worked fine

and the Marlin was a decent quality rifle, if I was looking around I'd be on the Marlin straight away.

[.357shooter 993]

thank you.just wanted something a little bigger to shoot standing as i prefer to shoot that way.my .357/.44 marlins are ok but the 30-30 looks like it will perform a lot better at 100y +

[Alsone 789]

One way to find out, check ballistic tables. There are full tables out there that compare every calibre for vel, energy, and drop at various distances. Whilst tables don't tell everything, it should at least point you in the right direction to narrowing calibres scientifically rather than just by hoping it will perform better at 100yds+. The latter can be expensive as a test method especially as larger calibres bullets tend to drop more which is why biggest isn't always best.

[.357shooter 993]

thanks for the replies.really wanted to shoot something with a bit more punch in a lever action rifle.having just found out about the 30-30 it looks like the one that suits my needs.

[Mantonman 1]

I use a .30-30 with a good 4x scope mounted, with Winchester Silvertips or my own loads, in and around woodland it's very effective on my quarry. A good short range rifle, I do a bit of target shooting with it, with the right cast lead bullet it can, if you know what you're doing, be loaded down to almost subsonic velocity. Compared with the straight walled pistol calibre's it's not a beginners round IMO.

Edited March 27, 2016 by Mantonman