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Originally Posted by RPKESQ
A .30-30 will do the same as a .45-70 with greater versatility without handloading. People forget what a great killer the .30-30 is with the 170 gr. bullets. Much better sectional density and penitration. With the new soft plastic tip bullets they offer much better trajectory too. Plenty of loads available and commonly available everywhere in NA.
The .30-30 eclipsed all former lever action rifle rounds until the Win. 1895 .30-'06 came out. Every species of game in NA from Polar Bear to Pronghorns were routinely taken easily with the .30-30.
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Gee, you just made me proud of Dad's old Winchester 30-30. Oh, he hunted with his springfield 30-06 topped with a Weaver 4X scope...but he got the Winchester by buying a string of Elk's lodge raffle tickets back in the late 50's.
Dunno if it's still true, but the most common rounds for sale in most backwoods stores? 30-06, .22 long rifle, 30-30, and 12 gauge shot shells...