Thread: anyone hunted with a 30 30

From what I understand , at one stage the 3030 had taken more deer in the US than any other calibre (possibly all calibres put together ) and will continue too do sofor many years too come.
The problem today is there are too many shooters out there and not so many hunters .
The 94 is a handy little repeater , light ,fast and accurate and a fantastic little bush gun in the hands of a HUNTER .
Sold mine cause it was gutless compared too a 6.5 swede.
Bought a rossi 92 in 357mag too use in the bush , but still got the sweed for now.

Originally Posted by mohawk

From what I understand , at one stage the 3030 had taken more deer in the US than any other calibre (possibly all calibres put together ) and will continue too do sofor many years too come.
The problem today is there are too many shooters out there and not so many hunters .
The 94 is a handy little repeater , light ,fast and accurate and a fantastic little bush gun in the hands of a HUNTER .
Sold mine cause it was gutless compared too a 6.5 swede.
Bought a rossi 92 in 357mag too use in the bush , but still got the sweed for now.

I've personally owned (and hunted with all of them) the following lever actions:

Marlin 30/30
Ruger .22magnum
Winchester 94 30/30
Winchester 92 44/40
Winchester 94 .22lr
Winchester trapper 94 30/30
Marlin 44mag
Rossi (blued) 44mag
Rossi (SS) 44mag
Rossi (SS) .38/357

All were ''fun'' to use, but it was just a phase I went through. I would have shot a hundred or so deer/pigs between all those lever actions and the .38spl Rossi had well over 2000 goats to its name....but I now look back and laugh at myself for holding onto the those rifles for so long. The day I sold them all and went back to using a suppressed bolt action for general hunting was ''a moment of clarity'' and I've never looked back.

kj

Kimjon , did you ever shoot deer with the 357 ?

Originally Posted by mohawk

Kimjon , did you ever shoot deer with the 357 ?

Yes, but with mixed results.

I rarely used .357mag ammo in it, mainly using it with .38spl ammo. To get a bang-flop kill I found that it had to be an Atlas-joint shot. I only shot a handful of deer that I can remember with the .38spl. I do remember trying neck shots for a while, but with no shocking power I lost a few when I didn't hit bone, so gave up on it for that kind of hunting.

kj

Hi Guys, it`s the same old story, what you have got is what you use for your type of hunting. I started with the old 303 , then moved up to a P/Hale standed in .308 for bush hunting and most shots are under 50 m. But I`m a lefty, with the right hand bolt I had to make the first shot count, nothing wrong with with the two of them. Have got a Marlin lever in .3030, 16" barrel with a 3x scope and it is very accurate and in the bush it is a great little gun , my first shot at a sika hind for meat , got her and a small spotty, the bullet had gone right through her and hit the spotty as well, I call it "Sudden Death" Ceers,Home brew.357.