What distance is a 30-30 effective to?

[renekton]

Was thinking about 150 yards. Anything further and I might be out gunned?

[Ultra]

My dad always called his/mine a "brush gun". Anything past 100 Yds and I'm looking for a more powerful rifle.

[Roundballer]

He is just spamming to get his post count up, 9 new threads in about 12 minutes.

http://www.migunowners.org/forum/search.php?searchid=5067733

[DV8r]

It has the capability to kill a deer out to 300 yards and more but that is not why they are so popular in MI. The 30 cal bullet is less likely to be deflected by a small twig or leaf and in a Winchester or Marlin Lever it is a reliable, fun gun.

[woodtick007]

It has the capability to kill a deer out to 300 yards and more but that is not why they are so popular in MI. The 30 cal bullet is less likely to be deflected by a small twig or leaf

Really?

[BearMBD]

Really. The round is ballisticly close to 7.62x39. Some say that the round is not effective past 300 yards. But with a capable rifle and shooter could reach out to farther range ( not ideal for game though) IMO not ethical to take game past 250.

[jimbojr]

Energy levels of rifle cartridges.

all listed here are for the 30-30.

Deer or Antelope
150gn bullet 1200 flbs of energy 120 yards.
Range when bullet is 3" low 212.
170gn bullet 1200 flbs of energy 140 yards.
Range when bullet is 3" low 206.

Elk or Bears to 600 lbs
150gn bullet 2000 flbs of energy 0 yards.
170gn bullet 2000 flbs of energy 0 yards.


All listed above information from Guide to hunting cartridges 12-1987

[EddieM]

He is just spamming to get his post count up, 9 new threads in about 12 minutes.

http://www.migunowners.org/forum/search.php?searchid=5067733
That from a poster with over 5000 posts.

[shooter351]

Short answer...slightly more than the .32 Special.

[sse]

Short answer...slightly more than the .32 Special.
And slightly less than a .35 Remmy...LOL

[langenc]

75 to 100 yards depending on how much you shoot it.

Less than 30 rounds/yr=75 yds or less.

50+ rounds 100 yrds.

[solarguy]

deer can't measure foot pounds. If you get a round through both lungs and/or the heart, they're going to fall down and die. It's all about shot placement.

That's where it gets tricky.

For a 30 30 that's sighted in at 100 yards, the bullet will drop 7 inches at 200 yards, and almost 27 inches at 300 yards. It will also be more prone to getting blown sideways if you have a significant crosswind.

Are you a good enough shooter to compensate for that kind of bullet drop and windage correction?

If so, I wouldn't hesitate out to 250-300 yards. If not, then it's a 100 yard gun.

HTH,

troy

[TAC]

Maybe this will be of some help:

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/xlr/default.asp