why the 3030?
- Thread starter remington308
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The bottom line is, I like it, it likes me, and it does the job that it is supposed to do without making me worry about the cost to use it, or if it gets a bit marked up or not.
I call
bs that photo is photoshopped, there is now way that a 30-30 with all its short comings as listed by a certain member could kill such a nice fat white tail as posted.
Nice buck and Handy rifle too btw.
Rob
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I call
Nice buck and Handy rifle too btw.
Rob
I am sorry Rob... I struggle to see where any member said a 30-30 would not kill a deer... please point this out to me so I can understand where you come from....
24 pages, are we having serious fun yet. I've hunted all my life with a 444 Marlin and know that for me that rifle is the perfect Canadian moose rifle.
Due to health driven complications I needed to limit myself to deer hunting. So I bought the perfect deer rifle for me, a pre-64 94 in 32WS. My other deer rifle is a flintlock with patched balls.
An excellent hunting rifle and round is not defined by its high velocity, sectional density, ballistic coeffecient, plastic bedding, variable scope, or price tag. My Jeep TJ is a tough agile goat of a jeep. But it is a 70 year old design concept matched or bettered by many more modern vehicles. That doesn't mean only a Mercedes Benz Land Cruiser clone is a requirement or even a better choice, just a different choice to meet a different set of needs for its owner.
Due to health driven complications I needed to limit myself to deer hunting. So I bought the perfect deer rifle for me, a pre-64 94 in 32WS. My other deer rifle is a flintlock with patched balls.
An excellent hunting rifle and round is not defined by its high velocity, sectional density, ballistic coeffecient, plastic bedding, variable scope, or price tag. My Jeep TJ is a tough agile goat of a jeep. But it is a 70 year old design concept matched or bettered by many more modern vehicles. That doesn't mean only a Mercedes Benz Land Cruiser clone is a requirement or even a better choice, just a different choice to meet a different set of needs for its owner.
I don't think that was the post that got things started for you. I think it might have been this one:
LOL... no... that was pretty fair too... when taken in the context that you can either own a 30-30 or a 300 win mag without other options...
The bottom line is that the offending stuff came from another thread... also 30-30 related... I had an argument with a certain member and he went below the belt and I let it get under my skin and should not have...
Again... I apologize for bringing that chit in this one... I tried for a fresh start on the subject here and it went downhill from there...
If you adjusted your settings it would only be 3 pages of crap instead of 24....
Thanks for the advice. I gather from your response that you are not interested in discussing any of the ideas in the post? Fair enough they are my thoughts and not yours after all.
No one is pushing you into liking the 30-30, and the sharks in the water thing is inaccurate, also some of us are younger than you are,( i am 32)
I started accompaning my father on hunting trips as young as 4 years old, learned to make the best of what i had.
I learned from my father that the limits most put on themselves due to equipment can most times be overcome with practice and carefull planning of the shot before pulling the trigger.
The 30-30 is cheap to shoot, light, and with proper care and consideration will fill most hunters needs.
The op asked why the 30-30, most with experience with the round suggest it for those reasons.
Recently, I've sold some of my magnum calibre rifles because I wasn't confident with them and they're too expensive to shoot. Still have my .30-30. Guess I must be de-volving (going backwards). Also wanted to share this video, kinda cool, but I hate the advertisements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZsgwPlLM0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZsgwPlLM0
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I'm going to say, sometimes I believe it's more wise to bow out of some discussions while you still have your pride & your keyboard intact. Particularly when there's nothing left to say on a matter and one is just butting heads with others for no good reason.
have a good night fellas
have a good night fellas
Moose Masher
CGN Regular
- Location
- Oak Hammok Manitoba
.......The price was right and ammo readily available. The rifle fits my hands very well and my eye naturally and easily finds the sights when I shoulder it. The butt doesnt grab my jacket on the way up and my arms feel like they are in the right position when I am looking down the sights.
I find it as accurate as any other rifle I have hunted deer with, and it is a easy to carry on those days I spend 6 or 8 hours walking through the bush. There is no protruding knobs or scope to get hung up in the thick stuff, and if it breaks, I can get it fixed just about anywhere.
The bottom line is, I like it, it likes me, and it does the job that it is supposed to do without making me worry about the cost to use it, or if it gets a bit marked up or not.
That picture is worth a thousand words without a doubt!
Nice buck and a good job, a happy hunter for sure.
I share the same sentiments.
MM
Scuttlebutt
Member
- Location
- Yukon Territory
Not sure what you are seeing but my buddy that snapped the pic for me shoots a Remington something or other chambered in 30-06.
The hole you see in that "little" buck is actually an exit. I shot him at about 15 yards with those slick Hornady Leverevolution in 160 grain. The shot took out a lung and his heart before exiting his shoulder where you see the spot. He dropped like a stone.
The hole you see in that "little" buck is actually an exit. I shot him at about 15 yards with those slick Hornady Leverevolution in 160 grain. The shot took out a lung and his heart before exiting his shoulder where you see the spot. He dropped like a stone.
