Last winter I bought a long time wish list rifle- ultralight 280 lefty. Mounted a 4.5-14 Leupold, spent spring and summer getting it to shoot tiny groups and practicing to 600 yards.
I had a very good fall with my new baby. I took a decent 5x5 whitetail at 50 yds and a 6x4 bull elk at 75. Could have done both with a 30-30 or better yet my 1895G 45-70.
Thinking back over the last few years, pretty much all my game has been well under 200 yards. A 30-30 would have worked for most of it...
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