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Originally Posted by fordtruckin
Hunted here in Montana for 5 years mainly with a .35 Remington. As a side note, I have never had to shoot anything over 90 yards. Been pretty luck I have been able to sneak up that close. I would not consider the 30/30 to be outdated. As others have said, great gun within it's limitations. Take it and go hunt some cut lines.
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That's a typical range, for most hunting kills. But we don't have to fool ourselves into thinking it's only a 100 yard cartridge. Both the 30-30 and .35 Rem will kill at 200 yards and beyond. An experienced shooter and hunter on Gunnutz killed a deer at 300 yards with his 30-30 with one well placed shot.
We know that "foot/pounds" doesn't kill. It's an interesting measure, but look at how many foot/pounds old BP gun/cartridges, and pistoleros use to get the job done.