Thread: anyone hunted with a 30 30

They kill deer , And kill deer well...who gives a shit if a 308 will hit a deer faster...
Deer dont give a shit..
try the new leverlution rounds from Hornady makes the old girls shoot well out to 300.

I used a marlin 336 in Australia for pest eradication shooting, I have shot well into the thousands of animals. mostly pigs donkeys horses and the like.
they are far more useful than some here would indicate, remembering that semi auto firearms are illegal in oz, the lever is very useful for medium game out to 150m or so open sighted, or 300m with a short variable scope, 1x4 or 2x7 is heaps.
for bush shooting in the southland bush area where I now live, I have a marlin guide gun in 45.70. with a skinner peep. why?
not because it is the most practical cartridge, not because it is the flattest shooting, but because it works REALY WELL, and I enjoy it.
the reality is that bush shooting is quite a specialised type of hunt and the marlin lever is a very useful design, with the action closed you can see the rim of the cartridge in the action, useful to see if you have one up the spout.
also the exposed hammer allows the hunter to make use of the half cock position.
when I am in close and I am expecting a deer to pop out at any moment, I chamber a round and put the hammer in half cock, I then break the action to further prevent an AD.
if a shot presents I raise the rifle to the shoulder, as I aim, I close the lever and thumb the hammer to fully cocked, the action is swift and almost silent.
far quieter than chambering a round in a bolt action. yet still safe.
I am currently working on a suppressor for the guide gun, just, you know, for stealthy tacticoolness.
greg

I used a marlin 336 in Australia for pest eradication shooting, I have shot well into the thousands of animals. mostly pigs donkeys horses and the like.
they are far more useful than some here would indicate, remembering that semi auto firearms are illegal in oz, the lever is very useful for medium game out to 150m or so open sighted, or 300m with a short variable scope, 1x4 or 2x7 is heaps.
for bush shooting in the southland bush area where I now live, I have a marlin guide gun in 45.70. with a skinner peep. why?
not because it is the most practical cartridge, not because it is the flattest shooting, but because it works REALY WELL, and I enjoy it.
the reality is that bush shooting is quite a specialised type of hunt and the marlin lever is a very useful design, with the action closed you can see the rim of the cartridge in the action, useful to see if you have one up the spout.
also the exposed hammer allows the hunter to make use of the half cock position.
when I am in close and I am expecting a deer to pop out at any moment, I chamber a round and put the hammer in half cock, I then break the action to further prevent an AD.
if a shot presents I raise the rifle to the shoulder, as I aim, I close the lever and thumb the hammer to fully cocked, the action is swift and almost silent.
far quieter than chambering a round in a bolt action. yet still safe.
I am currently working on a suppressor for the guide gun, just, you know, for stealthy tacticoolness.
greg

thanks greg good to hear

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.

I've recently purchased a Rossi 16" 44mag for the purpose of bush hunting deer. Haven't had the chance to fire a shot in anger yet.
However

They are plenty capable cartridges AS LONG as you stick to a sensible distance. Plenty of people have killed deer with .222's so no reason it wouldn't work with a 3030

When we bought our first house many things had to go towards a deposit, among them all my rifles apart from a .22
Once we were in I looked about for a rifle that was cheap and best bang for buck as it were
I bought a 30 30 Marlin
Don't let anybody tell you a scoped marlin 30 30 is light, it's handy but no lighter than a normal 7Lb+ rifle.
I shot hares, rabbits, wallaby, pigs [ but never a deer] with that rifle untill we were better fixed
It was an honest 1.5 to 1.8 moa rifle and at 2 and 3/4 inches high at 100 was good for about 6" low at 200 with factory Winchester 150gr power points.
One of those things that got sold on, wished I never had, and have never goteen round to buying another.

Marlin 30 30, cheap birch or similar stock,old Weaver 3x9
I was alot younger in this photo but absolutely nowhere near as good looking as I am now.

nice pig jake