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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: hendog on October 12, 2011, 11:18:30 AM

Title: 30-30 Fan
Post by: hendog on October 12, 2011, 11:18:30 AM: I decided to go old school this year & hunt deer with my Winchester 94 30-30. It is a angle eject model, so It has a Leupold 2x7 scope.

Thinking back, almost all my BT harvested have been less than 100yds, so I see no disadvantage over my .308 model 700.
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: woodswalker on October 12, 2011, 11:25:24 AM: No reason why not...I hunted my first 5 years with a Winchester 94 in .32 Winchester Special. Took 4 deer and 3 elk with that rifle and 170 grain bullets. Nothing farther than about 90 yards either. Critters were just as dead as the ones my friend's dad shot with his 375 H&H.
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: Fishnclifff on October 12, 2011, 11:49:44 AM: Here's my wifes first deer.
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: jyerxa on October 12, 2011, 11:54:34 AM: That has always been my favorite choice and the one I wanted first. My dad found me a good deal on a 35 when I was a kid and well. I still don't have one. Spending my money on grand-kids now. I'm never going to get one. :(
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on October 12, 2011, 02:25:52 PM: Quote from: Fishnclifff on October 12, 2011, 11:49:44 AM
Here's my wifes first deer.
is that a Marlin ?
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: Fishnclifff on October 12, 2011, 02:59:20 PM: Yeh.
I don't like it. I like my son's pre 64 winchester better.
I did find some dry lube that makes the Marlin cycle better.
She likes it and it fits her well. She picked it out.
I load 110gr bullets for her for practice and she shoots the 135 Hornady Leverevolution for deer.
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: boneaddict on October 12, 2011, 03:09:17 PM: .32 version

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2FAntler%2520Images%2F32Daze1sta.jpg&hash=0eeb463ddc47233f1415c346e349c950468cb961)
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: marlin on October 19, 2011, 06:03:59 AM: I had a 336w in .30-30 that I bought new when I was 18. It cost $275 then and I sold it for some stupid reason. Now theyre going for alot more. Thats the gun I regret selling the most. I really want another one. There isnt any real reason to have one now because I have other guns that can do the same job, but I still really want one.
Title: Re: 30-30 Fan
Post by: bowhunter851 on October 19, 2011, 10:55:27 AM: Wallmart has the Marlin 336w for $356. I also have many other rifles, but decided to try something differant this year.