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re: Opinions on Winchester 30-30
Posted on 1/7/18 at 12:48 pm to Theotherpikecounty
Posted on 1/7/18 at 12:48 pm to Theotherpikecounty
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You wont be dissapointed in performance.
Thanks, I'm not considering buying one.
I have my Dad's that he bought new in the 70's
always used to sneak into his closet just to look at that particular gun!
I'm having it cleaned up and cerakoted now. I'll pass it to my son one day
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Posted on 1/7/18 at 1:03 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I have a marlin 30-30 that was my first deer rifle. After my parents got divorced I traded a marlin 22 for it and hunted with it from about 14 to 22. I hated it. But as I got a little older and a little more experience with hunting as well as shooting many other rifle styles and cartridges I realized I didn’t hate the gun at all I disliked the over under scope mounts and rinky dink Simmons scope it had on it. Many years ago I swapped those rings out and put a midline Nikon on it and love the way it shoots. When my girls get old enough to pull the trigger on one it will be with that gun. Really want to swap out the old birch stock for something a little Nicer.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 1:15 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I have my dads Model 94 that is a late 60’s/early 70’s Model. I did like you and was in awe of that gun growing up. He had it redone in 2009 and gave it to me for my birthday. He died the next year. It won’t leave the family as long as I’m alive.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 4:47 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Well there are premium bullets available for the .30-30 but part of the beauty of the caliber is you don't need them. It doesn't make so much velocity that bullets struggle to stay together or anything. It's a very good performer on deer.
Agreed. One of the really good things about the 30-30 is the fact that it has the benefit of 123 years of bullet development, most of it long before there was such thing as a premium bullet. Consequently, the person who hunts w/ a 30-30 has a number of proven, highly developed rounds to choose from that won't break the bank.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 4:04 am to Clames
So you're saying that bullets, primers and powders are the same as 1800s? You don't reload ammo or do your own gunsmith work and it shows.
My point was why spend large on that type of gun when much better is available.
My point was why spend large on that type of gun when much better is available.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 7:17 am to mallardhank
Fortunately someone else will respond to this properly so I don't have to go through the trouble of typing it
Posted on 1/8/18 at 9:36 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I love mine and alternate mostly between it and an 1895 Marlin in 45-70. I have bolt guns but prefer the levers when in the thick woods. Here's my 1980 Marlin 30-30. It was a $200 Pawn shop special. I like the straight stock better than the pistol grip so I converted it myself and refinished it.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 10:41 am to mallardhank
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So you're saying that bullets, primers and powders are the same as 1800s?
No, that's not what I said but here we are in 2017 still using Boxer-style primers patented in the 1860's and nitrocellulose-based smokeless powders that were mostly developed in the 1890's. The bulk of our understanding of projectile design and the mathematical models still in use today were developed in the early 1900's though mostly for artillery guns.
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You don't reload ammo or do your own gunsmith work and it shows.
Really? You might want to check into my post history...
Posted on 1/8/18 at 11:04 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Nothing better in the deer woods of Alabama than a lever action 30/30. My Marlin kills the shite out of deer.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 11:45 am to ducksnbass
I also have an 1895 in 45.70. I have killed hogs with it. Don't think to take it out deer hunting. Been bringing my 7mmwsm. Feeders are at 90 yards and far shot would be 200 yds. Have not shot one past 100yds in years on my lease.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 1:09 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
308 is a much better all around gun
Posted on 1/8/18 at 1:16 pm to SportTiger1
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My first deer rifle. See through scope rings. Love that thing but my dad loaned it to my stepbro and I haven't see it in years.
My dad sold his without my brother and I knowing about it.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 4:43 pm to pdubya76
I just saw one at Wal-Mart for 347
Posted on 1/8/18 at 8:12 pm to cubsfinger
A 35 Remington?
This post was edited on 1/8/18 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 1/8/18 at 8:29 pm to pdubya76
No, marlin. The stock looked cheap though.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 8:38 pm to cubsfinger
It’s a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem caliber. I paid 350 ish for a 30-30 a few years ago.
Posted on 1/8/18 at 8:47 pm to celltech1981
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308 is a much better all around gun
Sure. But at short range, the hunter using a quick handling lever action 30-30 (or 35 Rem) that he's well acquainted w/ and topped w/ a 2X scope is prob better off than the hunter using a 26" barreled 308 w/ a 4-16X scope.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 12:40 am to TigerOnThe Hill
If it was something I'd have to hike around with for a few days I think I'd still take my 336C over my Ruger GSR .308. I think the GSR might be slightly lighter but the 336 is overall a more compact rifle. 170gr 30-30 isn't going to leave anyone feeling like they don't have enough gun anywhere in the lower 48.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 12:48 am to Clames
Frick a .30-30. Give me my .270 or Guv .30.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 5:27 am to White Bear
Got a old 94 that I bought from a guy I used to work with way back in the later 1970's. Paid $40 for it. Gave it to my grandson. Got a .44 mag Marlin. Real fun gun to shoot. It's about 30 years old. Another gun I gave to my grandson. In fact, I past I think about 25 guns over to my daughter for my grandson. Best one is a Browning sweet 16, 1970, that was my Dad's that is in mint condition.
Got a .44 mag Marlin. Real fun gun to shoot. It's about 30 years old. Another gun I gave to my grandson. In fact, I past I think about 25 guns over to my daughter for my grandson. Best one is a Browning sweet 16, 1970, that was my Dad's that is in mint condition.
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