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a buddy of mine came up with some of the NRA's magazine from right before or after WW2 and 3 or 4 guides from Alaska wrote in...

Henry model x 30-30 @ 450 yards Hornaday American whitetail 150gr. They are more capable than you would imagine.

It’s a custom “trapper” size rifle. I can push the 143gr Lever Hammers at ~2300fps through it. Just for giggles I used the basic...

I would lean towards the leverevolution loads, if they shoot well in your gun. The 160 grain FTX is an interlock design and the...

My son killed his first Roosevelt last year with my grandpa's old marlin 30-30, Buckhorn sights and 150gr. Winchester whatevers. About a...

Don't you know that elk have gotten tougher to kill and wear bullet proof vests and armor plate these days???

If subsistence hunters were successful, then what is the argument against their choice of firearm and cartridge? Did they not also have...

It's all in knowing the gun and how it shoots. I have 2 Win 94 26" octagon barrel and shot 150 gr for years. The past 15 years I've...

I had a buddy of mine get drawn for elk several years ago and after a day at the range shooting me with my 300wm and him a 300wsm...

See the post directly above yours. Certainly the bullet used and distance is crucial, but for under 100 yards the 30-30 is objectively...

Could always buy a Browning BLR in anything from a .308 to a .300Winmag, but as others have said shot placement is king and 30-30s have...

Before all of the longer cased rifles were created the 30-30 and 45/70 ruled the west. Take your 30-30 with the blue federals and go...

Some folks look down on the Rem CoreLokt but I can’t count the number of deer I’ve killed with them with my sporterized 1903 in the past...

I’ve used a 348 for years in dense cover with good success. I see no reason that a 30/30 wouldn’t work well at your stated ranges using...

Wilkup- Sounds like a perfect spot for a tree stand! Find the place where they bed most frequently and set a tree stand uphill from...