What Animals/Game have you taken with your 30/30

[sealhunter]

As it reads,.. What game / animals have you taken with your 30/30...

How did you think it performed?

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[Big Game]

Deer and bear. Good short range gun although I know hunters that have shot game out to 300 yds with them. I think that the 30/30 shines at 100 yds and in. Nice fast targeting gun for pushing bush or tracking a wounded bear.

 

[sealhunter]

nice!

 

[eastwind]

I've shot quite a few deer with mine. I wouldn't be afraid to shoot up to 200 yds. but they are excellent at 100 yds or less. An old trapper friend of mine has shot moose, elk, bear deer as that's all he ever owned.

 

[sealhunter]

I've shot quite a few deer with mine. I wouldn't be afraid to shoot up to 200 yds. but they are excellent at 100 yds or less. An old trapper friend of mine has shot moose, elk, bear deer as that's all he ever owned.

Quite capable.. good stuff!

 

[blasted_saber]

One deer. Took out the spine so it was a bang flop

 

[snowshoe]

My first whitetail and many more over the past 38 years. Some years I have used other rifles, but the majority fell to a .30-30.

 

[Canadian Bush Wacker]

Two deer and a bunny, and the bunny kept asking for it!! dam. thing kept running back and forth, then away and then back at me, never leaving 20 yards away while pushing bush, this went on for along time and I got feed up and said your lunch!

 

[DVXDUDE]

I'm going to buy a 30-30 just for doggin deer. Never shot one but I like the feel of the little 30-30 levers. Going to have to start looking for one for next year.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Moose, moose calf, deer, bear, coyote, even wild dog, gophers, and the occasional skunk.

Edit to add rabbits, feral cats, grouse, squirrel.. I'm sure there are more

 

[sealhunter]

I have taken porcupine, skunk, bear, elk, moose, caribou, rabbits, seal, fox, mink, lynx, coyote, badger, a gopher, deer, one farm buffalo at 50 yrds..I may be forgetting something.

with the same gun Dad shot a lot of fox, hare, seals, a walrus and a few whales..

I just love the 30/30... and I mean love it !

I feel bad I didn't get her a valentines day card..

 

[todbartell]

took my first ever big game animal with 30-30 Win, a forkhorn mulie at 30 steps. Dropped like a rock

 

[JamesM]

Whitetail deer, coyotes and partridge, I'm just assuming they died when they realized the old winchester or marlin where aimed at them out of sheer honour.

 

[bisonhd]

Took one bull moose and several blacktail deer with it. Used it as my Vancouver Island monsoon gun, those days when I could never keep a scope clear.

 

[heavyBullet]

I hunted for years with a Winchester 30-30, took quite a few deer with it. Was deadly inside 100yards using 150gr. silver tips. Was great to carry, never needed a sling.

 

['Boo]

I too used a 30-30 for many years. I took a dozen or so whitetails, a few mulies, a black bear or two, 3 or 4 moose and an elk before I moved up to cartridges with a bit more "reach". Most of these animals were taken with 1 shot with the sole exception of a moose that took 3 or 4 thanks to my rushing the first shot and placing it badly.

 

[crazydave]

Just 1 whitetail doe, but i have only had it for 1 season.

 

[Lorne]

My first big game animal was a Moose shot with a 30/30

 

[gps]

Was given a Winchester .30-30 by my wife's uncle who wrote a book on Bullards. Needless to say he thought the 94 was junk and was happy to be rid of it. I wanted him to know it was appreciated so I brought it to Africa and shot an impala with it.

 

[sealhunter]

Was given a Winchester .30-30 by my wife's uncle who wrote a book on Bullards. Needless to say he thought the 94 was junk and was happy to be rid of it. I wanted him to know it was appreciated so I brought it to Africa and shot an impala with it.

Priceless!