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<blockquote data-quote="Small Lady" data-source="post: 2924514" data-attributes="member: 126670"><p>The 30-30 has so much history, and is a lovely rifle.</p><p>Think of all the deer, moose, bear, elk, goat, coyotes, rabbits, and everything else it has taken. </p><p>I have to wonder if anything else has as many kills as the 30-30.</p><p>My boss was telling me that years ago, long before I began working here, a ranch hand was in fear of a bear acting irrational. That ranch hand pulled out his trusty 30-30 and shot it. Bear was down in a 1 shot kill. </p><p>30-30 likely has more bear kills than the next closest cartridge. </p><p>He isn't my grandfather by blood, but I call him grandpa, technically my bosses grandfather. </p><p>He grew up in the bush and hunting, shot more animals than I can wrap my head around, only thing he ever owned was a 30-30.</p><p>He was a trapper to, and was apparently for some reason allowed to harvest 4 black bears a year then. Says he has taken 106 black bears in his life, all with his 30-30.</p><p>Said that someone was once laughing at him for only carrying a 30-30. Said the guy stopped laughing when he suggested that since it was a joke gun, he stand there and let him shoot him with it...after all it's only a 30-30. That story made me laugh. Gosh I love him, what a sweet old man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Small Lady, post: 2924514, member: 126670"] The 30-30 has so much history, and is a lovely rifle. Think of all the deer, moose, bear, elk, goat, coyotes, rabbits, and everything else it has taken. I have to wonder if anything else has as many kills as the 30-30. My boss was telling me that years ago, long before I began working here, a ranch hand was in fear of a bear acting irrational. That ranch hand pulled out his trusty 30-30 and shot it. Bear was down in a 1 shot kill. 30-30 likely has more bear kills than the next closest cartridge. He isn't my grandfather by blood, but I call him grandpa, technically my bosses grandfather. He grew up in the bush and hunting, shot more animals than I can wrap my head around, only thing he ever owned was a 30-30. He was a trapper to, and was apparently for some reason allowed to harvest 4 black bears a year then. Says he has taken 106 black bears in his life, all with his 30-30. Said that someone was once laughing at him for only carrying a 30-30. Said the guy stopped laughing when he suggested that since it was a joke gun, he stand there and let him shoot him with it...after all it's only a 30-30. That story made me laugh. Gosh I love him, what a sweet old man. [/QUOTE]
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