[Polynikes]

Try a Marlin 336. My father used one for years for whitetails and the occasional elk. Rugged dependable and accurate
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/Centerfire/336A.aspx

[papertyger]

My father used one for years for whitetails and the occasional elk.

What about moose? My sister got bit by a moose, once ;o)

[Supercharged Merlin]

Amen to the Marlin 336. I have my Dad’s old .35 Remington 336, and if I ever have to go back to just one gun, that will be it. Cheap, rugged, accurate, easy to put a scope on, easy to field-strip for cleaning, you just can’t beat it. Best darned workingman’s deer gun ever made, bar none. Can’t beat the .35 Remington round, either. You can handload it for anything from rabbits to moose.

[mad_as_he$$]

Your father took elk with a 30-30? Must have been very confident. I have seen 30-30’s bounce of boars at 100 yards. Seen mule deer walk away from a direct 30-30 hit.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Try a Marlin 336. My father used one for years for whitetails and the occasional elk. Rugged dependable and accurate

Excellent choice, I see the original poster is from South Dakota and I don’t know the laws there but The 30 cal M1 is NOT a legal deer hunting round in Minnesota. The cartrige is too short.