.30-30, am I missing something?

[XVIga_Rob]

Looks great! Congrats!

['ol shooter]

This beauty, 1951 vintage, just joined my family. I have wanted one since I was a kid, waiting on ammo to arrive so I can break it in.

I just got through cleaning my late Fathers 1951 Mod. 94 in Win. .32 Spl., that now is my sons. We took it out and put 40 handloads through it, my wife even shot it 3 times. A fun rifle to shoot, as fun as my 94 in .30-30, and the first time it has been shot since the late 1950's.

[Capybara]

I just got through cleaning my late Fathers 1951 Mod. 94 in Win. .32 Spl., that now is my sons. We took it out and put 40 handloads through it, my wife even shot it 3 times. A fun rifle to shoot, as fun as my 94 in .30-30, and the first time it has been shot since the late 1950's.

Nice! Yes, they are classics, just like a '57 chevy, everyone wants/needs one.

[AGGRO]

I've got two, one from each Grandfather. I'll never sell em but do carry them in the woods. I've shot a bunch of Deer with each.

[rromeo]

I have a Winchester 94 in .30-30 and would not have a problem taking a bear with it. Of course, distance and shot placement would be key.

My friend takes bears with his Marlin.

[robcoe]

I love my .30-30, I inherited it from my dad in near perfect condition, never been hunted a day in it's life (maybe I'll take it hunting, maybe I won't). I enjoy occasionally shooting it for all sorts of reasons and, as I said, I keep going back and forth about whether I'll take it hunting some day.

That being said, why the sudden resurgence in .30-30 popularity? Ammo is scarce and people are apparently hoarding lever evolution like it's dragon gold. What's the deal?

Is it just that people are frightened that their ARs might get taken away and in searching for a 'high' capacity middle weight cartridge and gun to replace it are flocking to the .30-30 lever guns? I would have thought the .44s and .357s would have been a better fit.

I would guess it is because it's a round that, while not perfect for anything, is good enough at just about everything(except long range precision) to make it a viable "if you had one gun" round.

[RDT72]

I may or may not own an AR-15, but my attraction to the 30-30 came in looking for a deer gun. Everyone was pushing me towards bolt actions but I just wasn't feeling the need nor desire to be able to take a deer at 600+ yards, I looked into other proven hunting rifles and the lever-action came up time and time again. 30-30 is a good mid range rifle caliber because point of aim = point of impact (within 10" kill zone on a deer) up to 240 yards. Throw in the flex tips and you gain some yardage. ALSO lever-actions IMO are more easily used defensibly than bolt actions in close encounters.

[pennstater]

Really like my Mod 94, great pig buster. But, was wondering, what the heck is a 30-30 Improved!? What with those thin case walls on 30-30 brass, there isn't much to improve on. However, dfletcher pretty much cleared that question up .
Thanks df.

[ERdept]

What's a good deer round for the 30-30?

Stuff I can get from K mart, Big5, etc.

[UberPatriot]

I can't disagree. But Mossberg on the other hand, found a way!

I don't know why I like it but I do.
I would love to have this, it's like a dystopian future nightmare lever gun.
The thing I can't figure out is, Why didn't they put a top rail on it?

[TMB 1]

What's a good deer round for the 30-30?

Stuff I can get from K mart, Big5, etc.

Any brand with 150gr to 170gr bullets. Mostly what I see at Walmart, Big5, etc... is Remington, Winchester and Federal.

['ol shooter]

170 gr. core-lock would be my first choice, or the Lever Revolution round (harder to find). 100-150 yards is the sweet spot, after that it's a crap shoot.

[Darto]

NINETEEN RANGERS...

[SMarquez]

My wife was to be a huge AR nut before she got her first lever gun. Now she owns a Henry Big Boy .44, Henry 30-30 and an Uberti Yellow Boy .45 Colt. When we go shooting she never brings her ARs anymore only her "cowboy guns."

Wow, that's awesome. My wife really ikes her AR but has the hot's for a Henry
Golden Boy. I think it's the bling thing. Where do you shoot? Whats ammo availability like?

[SMarquez]

I have a Marlin 336 and Winchester 94. The Marlin is ugly but has a great trigger. The Marlin seems to shoot better with Remington brass handloads and the Winnie prefers Winchester brass. Both are topped wit 150 gr. Core-Lokt bullets. I guess if I want to hunt them I need to find some copper solids for it.