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Old 10-20-2020, 10:57 AM
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It is odd to me that when talking low recoil rounds with good range no one talks about the 300 Savage, 250-3000, 6.5x55 and cartridges of that type. I guess, like the 30-30, they are too "Old School" to be interesting any more, even though they are a great choice.
Used to have a 300 sav in a rem760 carbine...regret selling that one off
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Old 10-21-2020, 08:35 AM
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It is odd to me that when talking low recoil rounds with good range no one talks about the 300 Savage, 250-3000, 6.5x55 and cartridges of that type. I guess, like the 30-30, they are too "Old School" to be interesting any more, even though they are a great choice.
The 300 Savage actually has a very "modern" case design- short, minimal taper, 30 degree shoulder, it is actually much like a shortened 6.5 CM.

Oh wait a minute, the Savage debuted in 1920.

You are right, there are lots of old school cartridges that still can get it done. You don't have to drive a Creedmoor.
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Old 10-21-2020, 01:09 PM
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It is odd to me that when talking low recoil rounds with good range no one talks about the 300 Savage, 250-3000, 6.5x55 and cartridges of that type. I guess, like the 30-30, they are too "Old School" to be interesting any more, even though they are a great choice.
I love the 6.5x55. First rifle I bought as a kid, was a slightly sporterized German made Swede. If I have it figured right, it's 120 years old, converted to M38, and still doing it's job. Well... maybe different targets. Probably be the last rifle I'd own, and probably still hunt with my kid, and grandkids, one day.

We discussed re-barreling a gun, and it's in good shape, but that is a gun that I'd spend a bit of money on. I'd hope that one can be found with steel as good as the legendary Swedish steels. I've read that they last so long due to the purity of the steel, and of course a good alloy.

Funny that the 6.5 Creedmore is so hot, and the Swede is a bit forgotten.
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Old 11-19-2020, 02:03 PM
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Last winter I bought a long time wish list rifle- ultralight 280 lefty. Mounted a 4.5-14 Leupold, spent spring and summer getting it to shoot tiny groups and practicing to 600 yards.

I had a very good fall with my new baby. I took a decent 5x5 whitetail at 50 yds and a 6x4 bull elk at 75. Could have done both with a 30-30 or better yet my 1895G 45-70.

Thinking back over the last few years, pretty much all my game has been well under 200 yards. A 30-30 would have worked for most of it...
So this thread got me thinking...I have had some interesting rifles ( all lefties) in some high performance cartridges (7STW, 340 Wby for example) and dozens of standard issue rifles, but the one thing I have never owned and always wanted was a lever 30-30.

So I bought one- a 1975 Marlin 336! Going to be a little brother to my 1895G.
I really hope I like it as much as the 45-70.

Should be here on Tuesday, need to find a set of dies now.
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Old 11-19-2020, 02:06 PM
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So this thread got me thinking...I have had some interesting rifles ( all lefties) in some high performance cartridges (7STW, 340 Wby for example) and dozens of standard issue rifles, but the one thing I have never owned and always wanted was a lever 30-30.

So I bought one- a 1975 Marlin 336! Going to be a little brother to my 1895G.
I really hope I like it as much as the 45-70.

Should be here on Tuesday, need to find a set of dies now.
your gonna enjoy it....good purchase.
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Old 11-21-2020, 11:44 PM
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Throw that piece of junk 30-30 in the river....get a 38-55 now your talking a real cartridge.....

Like others have said most hunting shots are under 250 yards in the real world, you will be fine.
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Old 11-22-2020, 01:13 AM
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Been using a 30/30 Marlin this year and it make a nice little tree stand gun in the bush. Easy to swing and plenty of punch for whitetail

Way more comfortable for stand hunting then my 30-06 or muzzle loader
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Old 11-22-2020, 07:12 AM
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Id say they still work, this fellow used one of my blinds to take his biggest deer to date at 70 yds.
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Old 11-22-2020, 08:37 AM
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1954 Winchester 30-30, my dad bought new. He took lots of game with it. I started hunting with it at 13 (1973) took my first deer. My first daughter used it at 14, (2003) took her first deer, my youngest daughter took her first deer with it at 14 (2006). I have a grand daughter now, 2 years old, all intentions will be that she will take her first deer with it. If that’s is the case, that will be four generations of hunting with one gun that the old man probably pain under $50 buck for. It’s like a family member that will never die, I hope.
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Old 11-22-2020, 09:08 AM
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Id say they still work, this fellow used one of my blinds to take his biggest deer to date at 70 yds.
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Old 11-22-2020, 09:51 AM
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I decided this year since I have moose in the freezer that I wasn’t going to shoot a deer unless it was with the old Dirty Thirty.
I wasn’t going to be picky since I only had a couple days left to hunt.
In the morning I had a brief shot opportunity at a nice wide 4X4 but with the open sights and shadows in the trees I couldn’t tell what side of the fence he was on so I had to pass.
After checking the tracks he was on my side but I needed to be sure.
I set up in the afternoon with the 223 for coyote and knocked one down in about five minutes. After taking it out to the truck I drove around the other side of the property to check a travel corridor and it looked promising.
I was hanging out in the approach when a fellow and his daughter showed up and asked if I was hunting there. I replied yes but told them I was only going to hunt the corner of bush in front of my truck and would gladly share the rest of the five quarters. They were hesitant but I insisted they go enjoy their hunt.
After they drove into the well site I walked silently to where I was going to set up and brushed the snow off the log I was going to sit on. I looked up and there were three deer standing there at 60 yards I glassed them with the bino’s and seen nubbs on one of the young ones.
I slowly readied the O’l Dirty Thirty, cocked the hammer and dumped him with a neck shot, lights out.
I tagged him grabbed my sled, took a couple pic’s and headed for home a happy man.
I hope the fellows daughter gets her first deer, very nice people.

Is the 30-30 still worth using? I think it is, as it has given me some wonderful days in the woods.
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Old 11-23-2020, 01:58 PM
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Hell ya its a keeper! Inherited the exact same rifle from my father. Used it on a wild boar hunt a few years back and it worked out very well. This past summer I put a Dr. Pearson’s no drill rail on it and mounted a laser dot scope - what a riot with the fast target acquisition the laser dot provides and quick cycle of the lever action! talk about fun!


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Old 11-23-2020, 10:55 PM
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So this thread got me thinking...I have had some interesting rifles ( all lefties) in some high performance cartridges (7STW, 340 Wby for example) and dozens of standard issue rifles, but the one thing I have never owned and always wanted was a lever 30-30.

So I bought one- a 1975 Marlin 336! Going to be a little brother to my 1895G.
I really hope I like it as much as the 45-70.

Should be here on Tuesday, need to find a set of dies now.
My new toy arrived in the mail a day earlier than expected. It is a 1975 Marlin 336 that must have spent 44.9 of the past 45 years stored. It appears to have seen very little use. The metal is excellent. There are a few marks in the wood which gives me a reason to strip the finish and oil it. Spent my evening giving it a good cleaning and lube. Tomorrow it's off of the range to make some noise.
Amazingly enough, I have never shot a 30-30...
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Old 12-09-2020, 02:51 PM
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And the madness has begun (again). Until I saw this thread I had no desire to have a 30-30. I also had never fired one...so if buying one wasn’t enough I now have two Marlin 336’s. One pistol grip and the new baby is a straight grip 1974 model. It’s a better match to the big brother 1895G.

Dang. This gets out of hand fast!
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