Congratulations, Montanan! I love the old .30/30 and it still kills just as well as it ever did, even better with the Hornady LeverEvolution bullets. Hoo Boy, it's stacked up a pile of venison over the last hundred years or so. I'm shooting this Ruger .30/06 and where I live here in Ky., sometimes we need a little yardage but I am really giving thought to going back to the old standby. I've even thought about going to an 1894 in .44 Magnum with a red dot setup for the woods. Again, congratulations.