Brass Rain
Member
Firstly... I don't want a .22 because I want something with more power. Not that I dislike .22 because I don't. It's a great little cartridge. Good performance for what it is and as cheap as you can ask for. But it's not what I want and I have a .22 I can use.
I think the main reasons I want the .30-30 is because of:
a) ease of availability of the rifle and cheap cost, especially if used
and b) because I like the idea of learning (semi) long range target shooting--pushing the rifle to its limits and making it as accurate as I possibly can. I've never even really made a shot beyond thirty yards or so. Though I expect to be doing much more shooting in the near future than I have been.
For what I do now the .357 would be much better, but for all the things I could do it might be the .30-30 or it might still be the .357. I do like the added capacity and cheaper ammo, I just don't like giving up range and power.
I think the main reasons I want the .30-30 is because of:
a) ease of availability of the rifle and cheap cost, especially if used
and b) because I like the idea of learning (semi) long range target shooting--pushing the rifle to its limits and making it as accurate as I possibly can. I've never even really made a shot beyond thirty yards or so. Though I expect to be doing much more shooting in the near future than I have been.
For what I do now the .357 would be much better, but for all the things I could do it might be the .30-30 or it might still be the .357. I do like the added capacity and cheaper ammo, I just don't like giving up range and power.