30-30 is my favorite cartridge, along with 32 Spl. I've got a Skinner sighted 336 that is the most likely gun in my hand in the "off" season. But to hunt, with the possibility of shots beyond 100 yds, and/or on the move, I need glass. And glass on a lever ruins the thumb-around-the-receiver carry, interferes with access to the hammer, and has your head waving around in the sky trying to find the light with a stock designed for open sights (maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point), takes away what I like best about a lever. So I hunt with a bolt that works right with a scope. And since I'm already carrying a bulky rifle, might as well use something with a little more whomp, just in case. If I could just get the deer to cooperate and stand still at a 100 or less...