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It is more about balance and aesthetics. With iron sights a longer sighting radius means better accuracy. My 16" barrel 30-30 is 30 fps slower than my 30-30's with 20" barrels. Going to 24" might add another 30 fps. No game animal will ever notice the difference.
Energy never killed anything. Bullet placement and expansion kill stuff. As long as a bullet impacts with enough speed to get expansion you're good to go. Too much speed results in over expansion and limits penetration, but that isn't an issue with 30-30.
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