30/30 lever action wanted

[kanedog]

Looking for a 30/30 Winchester in great shape before I spend maje bucks on a new one? Anyone selling one? I have a rpal and I am a sane, normal human.

 

[pfi572]

Looking for a 30/30 Winchester in great shape before I spend maje bucks on a new one? Anyone selling one? I have a rpal and I am a sane, normal human.

30/30 ? Crowbar . Lol. In saying that I have a couple of them .
If buying go for the 45/70 .
You want a clip or the tube type ?

 

[kanedog]

30/30 ? Crowbar . Lol. In saying that I have a couple of them .
If buying go for the 45/70 .
You want a clip or the tube type ?

Tube. Old school reliable and I figured ammo would be more readily available. What do you think?

 

[pfi572]

Yeh the tube is fine but a pain as need to jack all the shells out to unload .
Clip is nice for that .

The guide version of the levers are nice . A bit shorter for packing .
I have this one and real nice compact shooter but a Marlin 45-70

 

[kanedog]

Yeh the tube is fine but a pain as need to jack all the shells out to unload .
Clip is nice for that .

The guide version of the levers are nice . A bit shorter for packing .

I have this one and real nice compact shooter but a Marlin 45-70

What is recoil like for the 45 70? I want the wife to be able to use it but not get flinchy and scared of big recoil. Whatcha think?

 

[pfi572]

What is recoil like for the 45 70? I want the wife to be able to use it but not get flinchy and scared of big recoil. Whatcha think?

Not anymore then a 30/30 with the 45/70 400 grain bullet .
500 grain it kicks a bit more .

 

[kanedog]

Not anymore then a 30/30 with the 45/70 400 grain bullet .
500 grain it kicks a bit more .

Thx for the knowledge and experience. I think I will do a 30/30 with a clip. Do u want to part with one? No stress if u dont. Love the clip tip!

 

[pfi572]

Thx for the knowledge and experience. I think I will do a 30/30 with a clip. Do u want to part with one? No stress if u dont. Love the clip tip!

Lol
No both are tubes . Have a really old hexagon barrel long barrel 30/30 and then the other is a tude as well .
Nothing wrong with a 308 caliber either and way better ballistics then 30/30 the Browning models all have clips with lever .
Ammo is cheap and no kick .
I have a savage 308 lever with drop clip and really like it for packing in the truck . Lol
Quoted below .



The BLR is, in my opinion, one of the best short/medium range hunting rifles made. ... Now, compared to traditional lever action rifles, the BLR has 1 big thing going for it: standard cartridges. Standard Win 308 is a favorite caliber and offers 400 yard power and trajectory, which you're not going to get from your 30-30.

 

[kanedog]

Haha stop giving me so many options. 308 would be perf for farther away targets and easy to pack around. I will go research!

 

[pfi572]

Haha stop giving me so many options. 308 would be perf for farther away targets and easy to pack around. I will go research!

Good enough for the military sharp shooters .

 

[j335]

If you want a low recoil capable shooter a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm-08 are two great ones.

308 recoil is fairly significant for a new shooter in my opinion. I learnt on a 303 and shot that for almost 20 yrs, low recoil on that one.

 

[TROLLCAT]

Scar Face used a 308............. HK91 with a grenade launcher

You want to meet my little friend !

 

[Cdnfireman]

Scar Face used a 308............. HK91 with a grenade launcher

You want to meet my little friend !

I thought it was an M-16....can’t put an M 203 on a HK.

 

[TROLLCAT]

I thought it was an M-16....can’t put an M 203 on a HK.

a buddy told me that many moons ago ......... next rerun I will check it out

 

[Joholio]

I got a Mossberg 464 in .30-30. Its ok I guess but its pretty much a crap shoot past 100m with the iron sight. Not the first gun I’d grab if it came down to it.

 

[kanedog]

Hahahaha my snow and mud friends are awesome!
We went from looking for a minimal recoil 30/30 basic gun to a scar face 308 with grenade launcher in 5 posts! Wicked!

 

[Stompin Tom]

your ol' lady piss you off?

 

[Luke The Drifter]

I got a Mossberg 464 in .30-30. Its ok I guess but its pretty much a crap shoot past 100m with the iron sight. Not the first gun I’d grab if it came down to it.

100%. With better ammo the 30-30 is more capable out to longer ranges but the iron sights on any lever gun are limiting it to being a bush gun.

I have a Marlin 336 I bought 10 years ago, it doesn't have much recoil but make sure you wear ear pro. That short barrel makes it sound like a cannon.