The recent thinking of whitetails being hard to kill is folly and will pass.
I am SO looking forward to using the old 30 30 this year!
You have a better outlook than me; I've been hearing this same BS for over 30 years. OP 30-30 is solid deer medicine as other have stated. Growing up in the South the 30-30 was King in my neck of the woods.If you steer the bullet so as to punch holes in vital organs, of course it will. The recent thinking of whitetails being hard to kill is folly and will pass.
Despite being handicapped with a 0.308" bore it is still worth choosing an excellent bullet.