unless you have access to affordable ammo or already have ammo for .30-30 id recommend skipping it as 30-30 has really gone crazy.
The .30-30 ammo in normal times, if we ever see them again, is widely available and affordable. I picked up a bunch of Federal Hammer Down at Walmart for $14.99 back in the summer. Reseller ammo on those internet sites is not indicative of normal pricing. The .30-30 is usually widely available, if not the most ubiquitous center fire rifle cartridge, and more so than most pistol cartridges. It is an easy cartridge to reload and very flexible in loadings as well. In any case, I would not choose a rifle based on the current weirdness in ammunition pricing (driven by resellers) and scarcity (largely due to the former).
Here is a few of my .30-30 home brew rounds, a copy of the Lever Revolution in nickel cases and 34.0 gr of Lever Revolution powder and 160 grain FTX per this:
The 160 grain FTX bullet stomps deer and pigs though for (large, tough) pigs I may still prefer the 170 grain Sierra also per above chart:
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