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  • Glenn B

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    .30-30 is still one of the top selling cartridges in the US.
    I just thought it maybe a bit offbeat here in TX as I have heard it is in places like Montana and Wyoming where you likely have more of a chance at longer range shots, and at larger game, than you'd probably take with a 30-30. Not that they are not used there either, just much less frequently than in the NE where shots on deer are often less than 75-100 yards.
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    TreyG-20

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    I've noticed, over the years, when you are young, you often go with what is popular at the moment.(and yes it is but a moment). Some folks' tastes in guns stay that way even through a ripe old age; however, some others change their gun interests, not necessarily by no longer liking what they liked all along but by adding other things. Sometimes they add those of a bygone era. My son was into his AR, AKs more than any of my older long guns when we lived in NY and he got old enough to buy his own. He was also into whatever pistols I had that he could legally shoot when we went to NH or PA (of course, being law abiding citizens he never shot them in NY - me handing him one to just look at would have been considered a criminal act - FUAC). He never got a pistol license because he did not want to bend to the state that would have only given him a target/hunting pistol license (license to carry all but impossible for non-retired LEO or celebrity to obtain).

    When he moved to AR, he got into pistols of his own and got himself a Beretta M9A3, a Glock 21 (a gift from me, I know that makes me a terrible dad to Glock haters), a Beretta 21A (another gift from me - should help me out with the Glock haters), a suppressor, body armor (may have gotten that in NY) and so on. One thing I noticed, as he got a bit older, he is in his thirties now and more independent - he started to gain more of an interest in older firearms. It's not he did not always have some interest in them since many of my guns he shot when we lived in NY were older, but his interest has grown as he has matured. It's nice for a pops to see one of his kids keeping an interest of the elder alive in the younger - not just his interest in firearms and shooting but in the older guns as well.
    I'm 33. I grew up shooting my Dads and uncles guns. I had a Ruger 10/22, T/C contender .22 mag and Browning Buckmark growning up that my Dad bought for me. Once I turned 18 I bought every high speed AR/AK/Glock/insert tactical gun that I could afford.

    A few years ago I started getting bored with my collection as I had multiples of several types of the same firearms. I still like those guns, but find my self drawn to most anything with a wood stocks or steel pistols, single shots, and now recently the Triple B shotguns. Browning, Beretta and Benellis. At the rate I'm going I'll be shooting flintlocks in 5 years.
     

    Txhillbilly

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    Something rare (seldom found) is necessarily offbeat but something offbeat is not necessarily rare - just not the usual that you would expect.

    I guess I just don't see things the same way as you do. I make all of my ammo,could care less if any store carries it. Unless it's an obsolete cartridge that nobody makes brass for,or it's too time consuming to form your own brass, I don't consider it to be Offbeat.
     

    diesel1959

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    30-30 still is popular in the NE as a deer gun but did not think they were all that popular here in TX.

    I've not seen many for sale at guns shows or seen a lot of threads/posts about them in the forums here. My guess would have been they are an offbeat caliber in Texas mostly because of more open spaces when hunting. Are they popular here?
    People here just don't often sell their .30-30 rifles. Just because you don't see them for sale, you can take it to the bank that a YUGE swath of shooters own at least one.
     

    BMF500

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    Funny I did not think of that one, maybe because while I have a Remington Model 31 in 16, I hardly ever shoot it. Makes it offbeat for me anyway. I suppose that while 16 gauge guns are out there, not many people shoot them.
    Now that you mention it, I guess it is offbeat these days. Shame, it's such a great dove load.
     

    jkingrph

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    Several, 32-20 in an old S&W hand ejector revolver and a more modern Marlin lever action, 38-55, 9.3x57 in a lovely 95 year old Husqvarna sporter, and 10.4x38R(.41 Swiss) rimfire it I could get ammo but it is not made any longer so I did a conversion and make my cases by cutting down and expanding either .348 Winchester or 8mm Lebel brass. The gun is a 1871 Swiss vetterli, one of the earliest bolt action repeaters.

    Based on ammo availability in stores 6.5x55, 7x57, .22 Hornet, and .375H&H
     
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