“A 30-30 is usually a flat nosed or round nosed bullet intended for brush bucking. It has an effective range of 100-150 yds. The 30-30 runs about 1700 to 1850 fps and so sheds its speed quickly.”
Brush bucking is a myth and depending on bullet muzzle velocity of 30-30 is quite a bit higher, about 2250 for a 150 gr and a couple hundred more with hornady Leverluton ammo. Also the Hornady ammo has pointed gummy tips that have high BC so they don’t slow down as fast as the round nosed bullets.
“Brush bucking is a myth”
Not really. I’m talking about a regular old 30-30 with hardware store 170 grain round nose rounds.