Let me tell you about the good old tirdy/tirdy. I own 3 of them 1 Marlin 336C 1 Winchester 94 (pre 72) and one Stevens/Savage 326-c bolt action. I also reload for 30-30, You can get most of the stuff to reload for around $40.00 I load some of my 30-30 with M1 Carbine bullets that way I can hunt rabbits on up. A little history on the 30-30. There is NO north American animal that has not been taken with the 30-30, Like others have said RANGE AND SHOT PLACEMENT The only modification I made to my 94 was to put a peep sight on it due to my aging eyes. The other two rifles have good open sight that I can see threw. If you like the rifle go for it, When used with a little common seance it will never let you down