Ammunition

[k0ua]

It should be noted that the new polymer tipped .30-30 shells are accurate out to about 300 yards.

The "leverevolution"

 

[SirReal63]

I admit I have a love affair with my .30-30 and I don't expect anyone to understand. The AR's are so much better to shoot with but the .30-30 makes me happy when I shoot it.

 

[LD48750]

Question???
Why would someone put a scope on a 30-30 lever action??
Saw 1 recently & it sure made me wonder. It's a fairly short range cartage & a scope would just slow a person down.
thanks for your opinion.

1 other question??

44-40 Lower power amo. All I see is the rifle round & the old Colt single actions don't much care for it.

Because I got old.

 

[k0ua]

I admit I have a love affair with my .30-30 and I don't expect anyone to understand. The AR's are so much better to shoot with but the .30-30 makes me happy when I shoot it.

Nothing wrong with a 30-30. I don't have one, but I killed my first deer with one.

 

[2ndhalf]

I admit I have a love affair with my .30-30 and I don't expect anyone to understand. The AR's are so much better to shoot with but the .30-30 makes me happy when I shoot it.

We get it.. it is funny what makes us happy. My dad brought out his old Iver Johnson revolver one day when we were shooting our semi-autos.. we all enjoyed shooting his more than our new guns.

My son was shooting my grandfather's Stephen's Crackshot the other day an ran me out of shorts he was having so much fun. That gun looks like a pea shooter but it will drive tacks.. fun to shoot. This about a two weeks after he shot a 240 Bravo and 249 saw military Machine guns..

 

[bcp]

Exactly, only one plane of sight to deal with. The older you get the less you are able to deal with multiple planes.

I would expect helicopters to be easier, but haven't tried.



Bruce

 

[PhysAssist]

Wife and I were out of town dining out. There was a WalMart across the road from the restaurant and she needed a few things for the house, so we drove over there. While she was shopping, I went back to sporting goods and they had all kinds, types and brands of 22LR in stock!
I picked up three 325 round boxes of Federal AM22 (one of my favorites) for $18.95 per box. As I turned from the cash register, my wife was standing there and asked if I wanted her to get three boxes, Score! almost 2000 rounds of good 22LR for $114.

Guess I'm going to have to take her out more often.

I bet that you weren't in upstate NY- our Wally worlds still have no 22LR.

 

[Oldpath05]

I dont have a scope on my Marlin 30-30, but I've seen people put them on shotguns and muzzle loaders, there might be some who put them on bow&arrows.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Exactly, only one plane of sight to deal with. The older you get the less you are able to deal with multiple planes.

You got me pegged too KOua. I scope, laser sight, holographic sight anything I want to shoot accurately except shotguns. I even scope my pellet rifle because of my bad eyesight.

Most people don't shoot with both eyes open which limits their field of vision and then perhaps limits their acquisition sight time
Proper practice with a scope is just as fast as open sights also so there is no slowing down. Shooting with both eyes open with a scope allows you to keep up with things outside the view of the scope.

 

[k0ua]

You got me pegged too KOua. I scope, laser sight, holographic sight anything I want to shoot accurately except shotguns. I even scope my pellet rifle because of my bad eyesight.

Most people don't shoot with both eyes open which limits their field of vision and then perhaps limits their acquisition sight time
Proper practice with a scope is just as fast as open sights also so there is no slowing down. Shooting with both eyes open with a scope allows you to keep up with things outside the view of the scope.

Exactly, Both eyes open is the way to learn how to shoot to begin with.