DustyGmt
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Is there any substantial terminal lethality improvements with the spire point 30-30 bullets. My daughter has asked to hunt this year with me. I've never shot a deer (minus 1 roadside mercy kill), but I figure I'll take her out this year and who knows my luck could change.
I'm tossing around the idea of her using my single shot 30-30 and didn't know if anybody had favorable experience hunting with the pointy 30-30's. I have a 7mm-08 compact that I think would be perfect but she is a relatively new shooter and 10 yo, I'm thinking the recoil could be a lil stout for her and using a scoped rifle could possibly complicate things for her. I might put a red dot on the 30-30 but as it sits now it's just got open irons. Any of u seasoned deer slayers out there got any tips for a first time hunt with a youngster?
One other thing, would it be safe to assume that a 30-30 win inside of say 100 or so yards will drop a whitetail in their tracks provided good shot placement? I would hate for my daughter to have to see the animal suffer and just want to know if quick clean kills are typical with 30-30 given their slower ballistics. I know I probably sound like a rube but I just don't have that experience with hunting. Lots of exercise, no kills...
I'm tossing around the idea of her using my single shot 30-30 and didn't know if anybody had favorable experience hunting with the pointy 30-30's. I have a 7mm-08 compact that I think would be perfect but she is a relatively new shooter and 10 yo, I'm thinking the recoil could be a lil stout for her and using a scoped rifle could possibly complicate things for her. I might put a red dot on the 30-30 but as it sits now it's just got open irons. Any of u seasoned deer slayers out there got any tips for a first time hunt with a youngster?
One other thing, would it be safe to assume that a 30-30 win inside of say 100 or so yards will drop a whitetail in their tracks provided good shot placement? I would hate for my daughter to have to see the animal suffer and just want to know if quick clean kills are typical with 30-30 given their slower ballistics. I know I probably sound like a rube but I just don't have that experience with hunting. Lots of exercise, no kills...