Ok guys got a question with a rifle for deer this year.

[zbiddle91]

My fiances dad gave me his marlin 30-30 my question I have is is this gun suitable for deer hunting on are 5 acres that's mainly hills. usally we use a 410 but I only have 1 and the finace wants to use it. so will the 30-30 drop a deer at 75 to 100 yards.

 

[Yeah]

If you steer the bullet so as to punch holes in vital organs, of course it will. The recent thinking of whitetails being hard to kill is folly and will pass.

Despite being handicapped with a 0.308" bore it is still worth choosing an excellent bullet.

 

[M67]

If you feel confident in shooting a rifled lead slug .410 to drop a deer at the same range, you should have full faith in the 30-30

The recent thinking of whitetails being hard to kill is folly and will pass.

Exactly, to drop one doesn't take much

 

[snorko]

The .30-30 has probably dropped more deer than any other caliber.

 

[PGRChaplain]

What Snorko said↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑

 

[youngda9]

The deer have gotten smart...Best to select an AP round to get through the Kevlar.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

I am SO looking forward to using the old 30 30 this year!

 

[roscott]

Shooting deer at 75-100 yards might just be what God intended the 30-30 to do. It should be a very good hunting gun for you.

 

[Mgderf]

I am SO looking forward to using the old 30 30 this year!

Two years ago, I bought a brand new Mossberg 464 lever action .30-30 with the laminate stock and the Davison's Gallery of Guns exclusive "Marine-Cote" finish and Williams Fire-Sights.
I sold my Marlin 336 to my younger brother.
We're both looking forward to this upcoming season...

 

[singlesix]

If you steer the bullet so as to punch holes in vital organs, of course it will. The recent thinking of whitetails being hard to kill is folly and will pass.

Despite being handicapped with a 0.308" bore it is still worth choosing an excellent bullet.

You have a better outlook than me; I've been hearing this same BS for over 30 years. OP 30-30 is solid deer medicine as other have stated. Growing up in the South the 30-30 was King in my neck of the woods.

 

[two70]

I'd be more concerned with the .410's ability to get the job done than the .30-30.

 

[Hookeye]

Inside of 50yds the reports are favorable for the .410.

 

[Hookeye]

Deer are not hard to kill.
Some hang onto the ghost a little better than others.
Killing the deer, and finding the deer you killed, could differ in ease.

 

[whiteoak]

The 30-30 is one of the best rounds for deer hunting, because the bullets that it uses are specifically designed for it and its velocities. To call the 30-30 "Americas Deer Gun" may still be correct. Yes the ballistics of some of the bolt action rounds are better, but to see them at work you need more than a football field and a half of distance between you and the deer. I have a 30-06 that I am working rounds up for the coming season. But also have a 30-30 that is getting ready and I have little doubt that the effects of the two inside 150 yards or so will be hard to distinguish.
I owned a gun shop for years and was in business when Law Enforcement dropped the revolvers, in favor of high cap 9mm's. It was amazing the number of people who brought in .357 revolvers and asked if they were worth anything? as they traded for "wonder nines" because they were led to believe that they just could not defend themselves with a six shot .357mag any more. That's some of the same thing that has taken place with the lever-action 30-30. It still works just as well as ever, but the focus of the buying public is now on something else.

 

[6mm Shoot]

When I first started hunting in Kentucky I bought a new Savage in 30 30 over a 12 gage. It was the best of both worlds. You could take deer with it, rabbits, or birds. It was capable of doing it all. One well placed shot with the 30 30 will stop a deer in its tracks. They will also take down a Black Bear.

 

[308jake]

The gentlemen my Dad bought my 30-30 from killed a black bear in WV, and I've taken 3 bucks with it since. I've never had one take more than a step after impact. All shots were 50-100yds in the beautiful hills of KY. The 30-30 is perfect for deer.

 

[jdub8301]

Your 30-30 will do everything and much more than a .410. Enjoy!