30-30 gets it done again!

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50yd shot, dropped in his tracks. That 160gr ftx impressed me!

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Snapped this pic soon as I shot him. You can see him laying on left side that logging road. Able to pull my Appalachian Hoss right to him. Sure glad of it!

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50yds exactly stepped off. Deer stood on hind legs flipped backwards, hit ground, kicked a while, over with. Even caught the case in air upon ejection. Don't get no better!

[Drawdown]

7pts but only six by legal measure.

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[ollogger]

Yep, ive had the the same results useing a 30-30 on deer, thanks for the post & nice photos!!



ollogger

[TraderVic]

Kind of difficult to see clearly, is your rifle a Model 64 Winchester ?

[Drawdown]

It's an 1971 NRA Centennial model, which in 72n73 the same rifle is a 64a. So yes it is really.

[TraderVic]

Had a senior moment I reckon. After I asked the question I recalled your recent thread and pics of your Model 64's.
Congrats on your harvest, your part of the world looks pretty nice.

[Bill in Oregon]

What a lovely fall hunt you had. Great when they end like that -- sure and quick and not down in the bottom of a brush-choked canyon.
What a handsome 94 you used to do it, too.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Very nice!

[RIDERED350r]

Just doesn't get any better than that!
Congrats

[Oldncrusty]

Excellent work. I didn't get to go out this morning. Hopefully tomorrow.

[JBowen]

Great job, great rifle and great pictures!

JBowen

[Grizz]

Looks tasty, mouth watering, delicious!

[Drawdown]

Thanks everyone, and Grizz, fried some the heart and onions on rice while ago. It is!

[Griff]

Congrats!

[OldWin]

Excellent! If you hunt the woods, the 30-30 is as close to a perfect cartridge as you'll find. I've had fantastic performance from it. Every deer but one has dropped like it was electrocuted but one. And that one only went 50 yards.

[Nath]

Brilliant .
I may of been the only one but even in England someone is using a 30-30....

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[Drawdown]

Nath, I do like way you hunt!

[.45colt]

Great all around!! .

[JimT]

If you meet anyone who questions whether the .30-30 can get it done, you might encourage them to go back to School and pay attention this time.

[Walker]

Beautiful Winchester and a great hunt

[Drawdown]

If you meet anyone who questions whether the .30-30 can get it done, you might encourage them to go back to School and pay attention this time.

Jim I'm of a mind that at least a good portion of the negative rumors of the 30-30 came from those who couldn't shoot an iron sighted rifle, then put blame on the cartridge, and you know how people want to swallow untried talk and they multiply into a Lotta BS! And at same time a scoped 300 Blackout (whatever its called or what it is, IDK) becomes the 8th wonder of the world, stuff like this!

[JimT]

Jim I'm of a mind that at least a good portion of the negative rumors of the 30-30 came from those who couldn't shoot an iron sighted rifle, then put blame on the cartridge, and you know how people want to swallow untried talk and they multiply into a Lotta BS! And at same time a scoped 300 Blackout (whatever its called or what it is, IDK) becomes the 8th wonder of the world, stuff like this!

yeah ... I'm sure that has a lot to do with it ... and a lot of times it is just people spreading what they heard someone else say instead of testing it themselves to see how things work.

[Grizz]

If you meet anyone who questions whether the .30-30 can get it done, you might encourage them to go back to School and pay attention this time.

Or pass them a copy of "Hooked on Phonics" so they can learn to read . . .

but there is a lot of internet ignorance, one of my favorites is "you can't make a knife out of rebar, everybody knows that". I lost count of how many times that's been reiterated . . .

they are dumbfounded when I ask them what kind of rebar a nuclear power plant is built with, or a super-highway . . .

there are still people driving cars with the windows rolled up and a paper mask on ! .

now on the 30-30, isn't it a 30-06 round with half the powder? LOL

[Nath]

If you meet anyone who questions whether the .30-30 can get it done, you might encourage them to go back to School and pay attention this time.

Or pass them a copy of "Hooked on Phonics" so they can learn to read . . .

but there is a lot of internet ignorance, one of my favorites is "you can't make a knife out of rebar, everybody knows that". I lost count of how many times that's been reiterated . . .

they are dumbfounded when I ask them what kind of rebar a nuclear power plant is built with, or a super-highway . . .

there are still people driving cars with the windows rolled up and a paper mask on ! .

now on the 30-30, isn't it a 30-06 round with half the powder? LOL

that's

[Nath]

If you meet anyone who questions whether the .30-30 can get it done, you might encourage them to go back to School and pay attention this time.

Jim I'm of a mind that at least a good portion of the negative rumors of the 30-30 came from those who couldn't shoot an iron sighted rifle, then put blame on the cartridge, and you know how people want to swallow untried talk and they multiply into a Lotta BS! And at same time a scoped 300 Blackout (whatever its called or what it is, IDK) becomes the 8th wonder of the world, stuff like this!

Spot on