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Molasses · October 9, 2013, 07:31 AM

Last deer I got was with Federal 170gr. Carefully chosen after exhaustive...aw shucks, because it's what I had available at the time (last November). It worked fine.
The last one before that with a .30-30 was 150gr, either Remington or Federal (I can't recall exactly, but I do know I've used both) and that worked fine as well. Now that I think on it, I can't remember any issues with .30-30 and either bullet weight on deer. Just dead deer that I've shot with 'em.

I guess I'd recommend trying the different brands and weights available to you and see if your particular rifle shows a marked preference for one in terms of grouping.

October 9, 2013, 07:31 AM	#8
Molasses Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2007 Location: Anoka, MN Posts: 273	Last deer I got was with Federal 170gr. Carefully chosen after exhaustive...aw shucks, because it's what I had available at the time (last November). It worked fine. The last one before that with a .30-30 was 150gr, either Remington or Federal (I can't recall exactly, but I do know I've used both) and that worked fine as well. Now that I think on it, I can't remember any issues with .30-30 and either bullet weight on deer. Just dead deer that I've shot with 'em. I guess I'd recommend trying the different brands and weights available to you and see if your particular rifle shows a marked preference for one in terms of grouping.