Spend money or save money ? ?
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Ian
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Rally Hess
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I'd prefer the .30-30 also, but am a little leery of exposed hammers and kids/women. I see you have a hammer spur on the handi now, a real asset from my perspective. I used to teach hunter safety classes here, with the last day being a range day. The kids that had them brought guns to shoot and those that didn't could borrow some we had. We had action types of just about everything. It was apparent smaller build boys and most girls had problems with exposed hammers and thumb strength. Those with smaller hands, tried to get more leverage, to cock the hammer, by placing at least one finger inside the trigger guard. Not a real safe practice, and consider also, most of these kids would be wearing gloves come deer season. My 77/44 was a big hit with the smaller kids for fit and function. The recoil reminded them it wasn't a toy also.
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Since that particular 30/30 handi has proven itself super accurate, i'd say he's already well set for the range or the woods!
Talking about saving money lol. If i had just stuck with the 30/30 marlin i had in high school...i'd be way ahead of the game in that regard.
Talking about saving money lol. If i had just stuck with the 30/30 marlin i had in high school...i'd be way ahead of the game in that regard.
oscarflytyer
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I like the 30-30 in a lever. not sure I would have one in a SS. w/r/t to the 300 BO - for ME, not in a bolt. I DO have one on an AR platform. Because I had a trade of low value, and guy was willing. Purpose for it is 20-30 rnd capacity 30 cal for hogs up close and personal (also a good home defense with big slow stuff). But imo, anything at any bullet weight under 175 grn that the BO will do, the 30-30 will probably do better. FP/RN vs spitzer argument, etc. But I really view my BO as a 30-30 equiv on an AR platform, and just because I need at least one thing that doesn't mark me as a dinosaur...
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300BO does have it's place in the world, a light, fast handling semi-auto carbine. Especially a suppressed one. I've shot both bolt rifles and ARs in 300BO, suppressed, and not. I will likely build a 300 after my 458 SOCOM project is done, but it's not an urgent need by any means. As others have mentioned, since I cast almost everything I shoot these days, I can make pretty much any 30 cal manual action rifle do what the 300 will do, and more.
