Bottom line is the posters who say 30-30 isn't good beyond 150yds aren't good enough
Well as a matter of fact, I've killed quite a few head of deer with the .30-30. The .30-30 has its place. That place is definitely not the 300 yard line! But, based on some of the logic we see here (Krochus)...since power is meaningless, here is where this logic takes us: I've slaughtered hogs and steers with a .22 LR. Placed them in the pen and shot them point blank between the eyes. All of them dropped dead in their tracks. If we believe the warnings on .22 rimfire amunition, the range is over one mile. Therefore based on this experience and the questionable logic that power means relatively little, a .22 rifle makes a wonderful deer rifle at ranges of up to one mile! Do I have any takers on this little bit of sage wisdom? Hopefully not. While it is theoretically possible to kill a deer at this distance with a .22 the probability of actually doing so is so remote as to be practically non-existant. Hunting, responsible hunting anyway, is all about selecting the right tool for the right job. Considering the variables involved in the sport: distance, elevation, wind, temperature, size of the kill zone on a deer and an animal that is prone to move in the blink of an eye, there are way better tools for killing a deer at 300+ yards than the .30-30. Which is to say that the probability goes way up with the selection of a rifle and cailber more appropriate at this distance; but then anyone that thinks a .30-30 makes a great deer rifle at 300+ yards probably thinks the 7.62X39 makes a great rifle for killing cape buffalo!