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- The Winchester Model 1894 is the most popular deer hunting rifle of all time. This video looks at 10 things you might not know about the Winchester 94
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I've loved my 94 since I first bought it at a pawn shop around 1980.
It was built sometime in early 70s and I aswell as countless others have fired gazillion rounds through it without complaining.
Thanks to it mild load the barrel is still fresh and accurate.
Lever guns just make ya smile
When you see one, you want it. When you own one, you cherish it.
You’re right, those were some things I didn’t know. I bought my first 30-30 in 1970 as my first larger caliber gun. I still have that rifle and even though everyone has an AR 15 , I still think this is the best all round rifle.
My dad handed me down my great grandmothers 94 octagon barrel that was made in 1899 in 30 WCF. As a young kid it was kinda heavy but with the Marbles tang peep you couldn’t miss.
My most prized firearm is my 1956 Winchester 94.
My dad bought it new for $25.00 from a relative that won it and didn't hunt.
He gave it to me when he quit hunting back in the early 90's.
When 30 30 ammo became very expensive and hard to find, I took to reloading for it and for my 1954
Savage Model 99 lever gun, which is chambered in 300 savage.
Recently I started reloading for these rifles with a great gun powder called Trail Boss. You can fill the cartridge full of this powder and only have about 1/2 the kick that you get from a normal round.
This has made shooting the old girl a lot of fun.
So proud to own this part of American History.
30-30 rounds are still the Gold Standard. This Winchester is beautiful, a real work of art.
A friend of mine said the 30-30 is a poor round. I asked if I could shoot him with it. He said no. Enough said.
LOL
@Paul Beck : the 30-30 is more powerfull than the 7,62X39...
Yeah, it is still one of the best rounds for hunting deer and other medium game, and anyone who claims otherwise is unaware.
Millions of deer, moose, black bear, coyotes….were unavailable for comment.
30 30 is a great round 👌
We have my grandfather's model 94, takedown. It was made in 1918. A family heirloom that will hopefully be handed down for many more generations. I also have his Winchester single shot, bolt action 410. I think he paid $8 for it from Sears. Old guns are great. Old guns with a story are even better.
Yes sir
I have a Colt SAA made in 1904 chambered to .38-40 that Was given to me by the widow of a long time Oregon Sheriff. He held that office for nearly 40 years, and that was his sidearm the entire time! I carried in as my sidearm for nearly 20 years until I realized its collector value. It did save my life in Jan, 1973! So it has lots of stories!
@@Valor_73737 Would like to hear that story.
@@k1j2f30 Long story short, I came home late one night to discover the front door to my cabin in the mountains west of Denver ajar. I had the old Colt with me in my vehicle. I stood to one side of the door and pushed it open to be greeted by two shots that whizzed right by me! Startled, I fell back off the front stoop and landed flat on my back! A second later a figure appeared in the doorway and I fired two quick shots before he could locate me in the darkness! Figure disappeared! I made my way to a nearby phone booth and had the operator call the sheriff's office. (this was before 911, as I recall)! As luck would have it a deputy was just minutes away. Upon his investigation he found the body of a paroled felon with an outstanding warrant just inside the door.
@@Valor_73737
Great story! did you send him on to the next life? I hope.
I have my grandfather’s 94 that was made (SN lookup) in 1950. It has “.30 WCF” stamped into the barrel. My dad has one that he bought in 1957. I’ll get that one one day … I love leverguns!
I own many firearms both old and new. By far my favorite is my 1968 Buffalo Bill Cody Edition Winchester 94. She's such a beauty! Nice blonde furniture, carbine length barrel, and chrome accents 😍😍
And she's an absolute tack driver!
In 1961 I bought a nearly new Model 94 at an estate auction. Gave $65 for it, including a leather saddle scabbard. It has always been my go to gun. It has taken Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Elk, and now feral hogs.
I believe they are pre1964 and post 1964. Several variations in each category.
@@dabo357 Mine is definitely pre 64. In later years I had a couple of commemoratives post 64!
@@Valor_73737 . I have 1972 made, Model 94 Classis 30-30 with a hexagon barrel. It is a fine gun also.
@@dabo357 Yes, I have a Buffalo Bill Commemorative with a long hexagon barrel from that era. Beautiful gun!
@@Valor_73737 . Love the older guns. Ever seen a JC Higgins 12 gauge from the early 60s. Very good and cool gun my father owned. It was a pump with a vented adjustable choke
My pop pop bought 3 of em in 32spcl. Late 40's early 50's they were my dads my uncles and my aunts first deer rifles then they became mine and my cousins 1rst deer rifles and then I passed mine to my son which he took his 1rst deer and few more with. I love that gun and all the memories and stories that come along with it and I sure hope the good lord allows me to see it passed to one of my grandkids someday. Thanks pop pop!
During ww2 Winchesters were issued in Canada to the coast watchers , my father-in-law had one for deer and when he passed I got it , it is stamped with the crown ! 😎
It should be stamped with what is called a "C Broad Arrow", a large c with 3 rifles stacked in a tripod inside it, the rifles resemble an arrow head. This stamp should appear on the butt stock, receiver, and fore stock. These rifles are usually referred to as PCMR(Pacific Coast Militia Rangers). That is quite a treasure you have.
During WW2 the 30-30 played in many role's, as men guarded the Hoover Dam with the 30-30 and the Canadian's used the 30-30 to guard the coast line and other possible target's of Japanese fighter's. Both in the USA and Canada these duties were performed by civilian's. I'm sure their are thousand's of other stories like these!
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*Canadians, *roles, *fighters, and *civilians.
Not saying this to be annoying. Just to help you with your written English. Look up "possessive apostrophes" and "contractions". :)
I would not ever buy another Winchester 94 I baught a 94 in 1989 went shooting with it on real cold winter day it was 20° an I shot it 5 times keep in mind this 94. was brand new like I said shot it 5 times the firing pin broke. Winchester these days are junk.
@@jimwallace9266
~Look for a pre-1964 Winchester model 94, the internal components "were" better (superior) before 1964. Or a Marlin 336SS stainless steel 30-30.
@@jimwallace9266 After 92 they started making great guns again (4:24). I bought mine in the centennial year of 1994...it has the "1894-1994" engraving like the one in the video. It vastly outperforms my buddy's father's pre-64 in accuracy. When I had it scoped it would shoot 1.25 MOA...which is unheard of. But I hated the crossbolt safety so much that I removed it and filled the holes!
I love the 94 Winchester, it was my first deer rifle sill hunt with it 50 years later.
That's funny I bought mine in 72, its looking good on my wall right now ;
@@bailey9r Hell, I can remember when there was no dirt, only rocks! Lol
Dad passed when I was 13 and left two guns behind which I started using when about 14-15 years old. The long barrel winchester 30-30 was made in 1905 according to the numbers. It will take 9 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber. Took two Deer and a Bear with it. No longer have a killing desire so it sets in the closet along with the 22/410 Stevens
Just shooting the old guns at targets or cowboy action shooting is fun, you don't have to hunt or kill things with them to enjoy them! Do you have any interest in selling it? You really should take the gun out and shoot it, I'm sure you would enjoy it more than you might think! They were made to shoot!
My dad passed away when I was 17, in 1972 and he left a double barreled Stevens model 335, 16 ga, shotgun I still shoot...I love that gun!
👍👍.
My desire is for clean meat , natural and wild , that I know how it was killed , skinned, and quarted up.
@@Randy-1967
Amen to that!!
First hunting rifle I bought, .30-30, back in the mid- 60s from Sears. It was manufactured in '66 so I guess it is supposed to be a lesser quality, but I found it to be very accurate, loved the hooded front sight. Being left handed, felt lever-action was the way to go.
Sears. Gun s where of better quality love mine have. 2 old timers
@@davidnelson5891 Yeah, I didn't mention my uncle had an octagon barrel, full length magazine model 94 that was his grandfather's. When he died, my other uncle or I thought we'd get it when his wife died, as his son hated guns. She dies and we later find out he pawned all his guns. The pawnshop guy said to him, you know this is worth like 7 grand, right? He said, don't care. No idea the year or anything else.
I have a 94 that I purchased at a shopping mall sporting goods store about 1992 that had a hard wood stock (not walnut) and a half length magazine tube; no safety. This was definitely the improved model, very nicely finished for a plain-Jane user. I always wanted the full length magazine tube, but upon reflection concluded this was actually better balanced and plenty capacity. I had a Williams aperture sight installed by a gun smith and it has always seemed quite accurate with Winchester ammo. I have never seen the half magazine model cataloged, and concluded this was a special order made up for the store chain.
Why not just pay the $75 bucks and get the Cody Museum factory letter for it? The letter will tell you date/year manufactured, whether custom or not and what store it was initially sent to. Just an idea. I had a 1873 made in 1890 and the letter helped me know it was authentic and not molested/altered when i bought it. Just a thought. Take care!
Last year I went to get rid of a small, never-fired Raven handgun inherited from my dad's estate. While at the AZ gun shop, I scoped out 2 Winchesters because I always wanted one. The salesman showed me a '70s-era. I told him I preferred a pre-'64, and figured my visit was over. Manager overhears this, and walks on over to say that there's an older one in the back that a salesperson was (secretly) holding back for himself. The manager brings up a gorgeous, unrestored "1955" with a pristine stock, no edge wear and an in-tact sight hood. Judging by such little gate wear, it looked like it was barely used, and the blueing was definitely original. And It was also mis-priced at $700. I snatched it up, ran the serial numbers and learned it was actually a 1956. It's such a great piece of Americana!
The newer ones also had angle eject so you could mount scopes and they also had the big bore series 307 356 375 444 calibers those years have 3 ae models and there all excellent
Good info. I bought a 30-30 Teddy Roosevelt commemorative. Yeah, I know, it's not as desirable as the pre 1964 94s, but it's nice to look at and fun to shoot.
Nowadays you can pick up a pre 64 for pretty cheap off somebody under 40 years old that had no clue. All they see is old rifle.
I just picked up the Texas commemorative one the other day
I inherited a winchester 94 from my grandfather and love it. Fun fact here in Canada 🇨🇦 we issued the coast guards and home guard with the winchester 94 as we had all our 303 British ammo in the war.
My Model 94 that was handed down to me was purchased by my dad after he came home from the Korean War, he had a gunsmith install a Redfield peep sight, talk about being a tack driver.
And another thing people didn't know was that at 3:46 you are showing a Marlin not a Winny!
I think he was showing the difference of the two systems he was talking about.
"Winny" really? -Childish.
@@bailey9r Yes, had to do with materials used and systems for production points.
Another Excellent production. Thank you
Still have my 1894 given to me at the age of 10 in the year 1978
Of course it says “Daisy” on it, but still a classic
My Dad gave me his last year that he bought in 1952 ,Ted Williams was the son of my grandmother's cousin Natalia Hernandez Venzor ,cousin Ted was an avid hunter, he was actually born in San Diego Texas
You did a fine job describing the lineage of the 1894 Winchester, thanks.
I looked thru the comments but didn't see anyone mention this. I own a "WWII" model that has a flat band that holds the tube to the barrel, they say they used less metal because of the war. Thus making them rare but also not as beefy so if its considered desirable if it isn't a shooter. Mine is about in the middle. Shoots like a dream.
Mine is a cavalry carbine, octagonal 1:06 shorter barrel, in .32 Winchester Special. Serial number put its manufacture year at 1920....still shoots great
I got two. 30-30 made 1907 and a 25-35 made 1905.26" octagon barrels.😊
A lot of information about these guns that I didn't know. I love these old guns!
Thanks for the enlightenment.
Could you do a history of Marlin or Savage. Would be interesting to learn about those manufacturers. Thanks for your content, glad to see some videos again on this channel. God Bless!
Thanks for the great video . In 1973 I had my Mother buy me a Model 94 with my paycheck from working on a cattle ranch , at a K-Mart . Since Ive had it I only shot five rounds thru it .It still in my closet .
great firearm, tks for the history.
I would love to have the chance to shoot this gun. As kids we all had toy lever guns to go with our Roy Rogers cap pistols. We were the coolest kids on the block.
Sears used Ted Williams’ name for everything sporting goods in the 70s. I had a Ted Williams bicycle (maybe 2), baseball bat, tent and probably several other sports related things.
Amazing how clean this gun fires. I see zero smoke when you repeatedly fire it.
My favorite rifle, I own quite a few of these in several calibers, 70 year old eyes has me reaching for my little scoped 308 for the deer woods these days.
Very good video Very informative
What’s underrated is almost every part is interchangeable. If it’s the right generation that is. I just changed my 1984 model 94 ae with 1994 model ae parts. Bolt,firing pin, trigger, handle. It feels like brand new.
I recently added a pre 64 Model 70 to my collection in 270. I don't go out looking for them but if I see them for a reasonable price it's a done deal.
My dad worked for Sears, I have a Ted Williams 94!!
You left out something very important, the 1976 on Winchester saw the way of their errors, and changed the receiver, and lever, and barrel to a chrome moly steel or proof steel, it has a machined cartage lift, and an All Walnut Stock, this was about late 1976-1980. I own one and it's as good as anything out there, I bought it brand new in 1977, if you don't believe me look up original ads from that time period, it specifically states forged reciever ( and other parts) Nickel steel is not as strong as Chrome steel. In addition the bluing quality is beautiful like on the older guns.
I purchased a Marlin 1894 Stainless Steel chambered in .44 magnum thus making it a “Real” Marlin. When they are available I plan on buying a Marlin made by Ruger for my son in .357 magnum.
The 357 is sweet and holds an impressive number of bullets
@@michaelmurdock6005---- cartriges,not bullets
@@dongies5834 if that's what you're going to complain about, then I need to point out that you should have had a space after your comma
thank you
Yeah for sure. These kind, Christian's channels are of my top favorites going! I will gladly listen to a Christian point of view over some worldly view every time! 🙏🙏
My 94 was made in 1979-1980 and I believe it was one of the last ones made in USA. I'm glad I bought it when I did. Don't think I could deal with a classic American rifle made in Japan with the Winchester name on it.
I have a Smith and Wesson bolt action 30-06 made in Japan in the 70s. I bought it new for $125. Beautiful gun. Tack driver, and the action is smooth as silk.
I have one made in 1977. Don't scoff at the Japanesse made ones. Had a Browning M92 made there. Was beautiful!
I also have a model 94 like yours circa '79. I got mine from Woolworth's dept. store for $120.00. Walked in paid the man, walked out rifle in hand, no background check. The good old days.
SOME OF THE BEST STEEL IN THE WORLD MADE IN JAPAN HISTORY SAMURIA SWORDS
Well, since I didn't know ANYTHING about this rifle, I learned at least 10 things!
my Fathers father bought a model 94 in 1900........ I bought a 1894 / 1994 commerative in 1994 in 44 magnum... very nice, short, lightweight, with very little recoil... an excellent brush gun... has the much oversized lever to use for shooting with mittens, looks much like the TV show "The rifleman"s" gun. The safety system is very good, despite what this video maker said...
I found a 94 that I think was made in 1949, the year of my birth. It is chambered in 25-35. My father had one in 25-35 that I shot as a kid. I think that one was from early 1900s. I loved that gun but lost it to my brother who lost it in a divorce. So I looked for a few years and finally found my own. It is a real shooter, accurate and easy on the shoulder. I even found some reloading material and could make my own ammo. A great gun.
Very cool that the one in your video is the same centennial model that I have. War horse brings home the venison
You need to visit the " WINCHESTER HOUSE " in San Jose, California. Alot of neat history there about the WINCHESTER FAMILY an the curse of the Winchester rifles, very interesting to say the least. An yes I have one an did hunt with it this yr, actually got ammo for it cheap. Thx for the vid
How sad that San Jose now has one of the most restrictive And punitive firearm laws on the books. Of course it's being challenged in court, but it's sad to see how far second amendment rights have fallen in california.
@@nmr6988 Couldn't agree with you more
Right on
That was a very good video the 94 is my favorite rifle
I have my wife's grandfather's Sears Ted Williams model 100. With quite a bit of wear from woods carry.
sweetest gun ever. thanks
My dad left me a model 64, which was the model 94 with a monte carlo style stock and Lyman apreture sights and it is chambered in 32 special
My late brother had a pre 64 model 94 in 30-30. His son had a post 64 in 32 special. In the 2000s I was given a gift from a friend from BC, Canada. It was a military issue early 1900s model 94 in 30-30. The workmanship of that one was far superior to any produced in the 50s and 60s.
And now your bumbling fearless leader wants to ban them along with everything else in Canada. Don’t cave..Winchester guns mater!
The one given you, should have been made in the late 30's to mid 40's, they were issued to the PCMR(Pacific Coast Militia Rangers) during WWII, they are a great piece of Canadian history. If it is a true PCMR, it should be marked with a Canadian C Broad Arrow military mark. You have a very incredible piece of military history there.
As some have mentioned, the '94' was once also offered in the 32 Winchester Special round. It's important to note both cartridges will chamber in either gun, but beware, the 32 is a bigger diameter by .13 of an inch. A 30-30 bullet is .308 dia, whereas the 32 is .321 dia. A 30-30 round will fire without harm in a 32 Winchester Special rifle (although may not fly accurate), but you don't want to fire a 32 in the 30-30. As a kid I was always cautioned about this and told the 32 could "blow up." I am not sure if that is an accurate statement, but I'm not willing to find out. It is my understanding that the 32 was phased out of production to lower the possibility of the bigger ammo finding it's way into the smaller diameter barrel.
I have a 32. Loved that gun from the moment I saw it. Hounded my buddy untill he sold it to me. I think I paid $200 bucks and made him a custom drop point skinner as a thank you. Killed my first deer with it and many more after. I never knew that about chambering issues. I don't own a 30-30 anyway but good to know. I don't know the year of mine. Do you know the year it was phased out?
I did a search and here's what I found. I actually didn't realize they put it back into production for a few more years.
"U.S. Repeating Arms was the manufacturer of Winchester Rifles, including the Model 94. The Model 94 in .32 Win Special was discontinued in 1973 and reintroduced in 1992. USRA ceased production of the Model 94 (as well as several other models) on March 14, 2007. Source: 26th Edition of Blue Book of Gun Values, S.P. Fjestad. 2005."
@@outdoorswithrandy Thanks for the reply. My gun is an older model. Probably the Blue book would be a good place to start to run the serial for a date. Just curious , I plan for this to be a family heirloom as soon as I figure out who's worthy, lol. Their all busy raising babys right now , but the forest will call some back I'm sure. Thanks again.
President Theodore Roosevelt famously referred to his Winchester Model 1894 as "Big Medicine." He used this rifle on his 1909 African safari, and it's now on display at the NRA National Firearms Museum.
I did know these things, because I watched this same video on “God Family and Guns” 3 years ago.
I like this channel. I just found it but for some reason it has never come up on my feed. A quick check I made finds this channel started 2 years ago. The algorithm never bothered showing this . Hmmm. Glad I found it. Sub'd
I have my grandfather's pre 64. Ultra mint condition.
I have a 1973 model 94 that i had threaded for suppression. Subsonic rounds make this a very fun gun.
The guy on pawn stars didn’t measure from the muzzle to the breech. He measured back to the hammer. This devalued the gun sale by making the barrel length come out as an odd number which suggests the barrel was cut down. Had he measured to the breech with a rod he would have come up with an even number in inches which increases the value of the gun from 4,500.00 to 5,000.00 to 8,000.00 USD. Pawn Stars got caught again.
History!
I have that very rifle shown. The 1894-1994. 94 model Ranger 30-30. Love that gun. When I got it (at auction) it had never been shot. Still loaded up with all of the factory grease and 0 wear on anything.
It was nice to know that they built them the old way in 94. I feel much better about mine now.
It also came in a more powerful 30-40, witch was far superior for deer than a 30-30. A 30-30 isn't a high powerd rifle, it is considered an intermediate round.
That's a massive heap of rifles made. WOW.
The 1894 is my only lever gun and I love it. It was produced in 1986 and is a very smooth, accurate rifle. Mine is the carbine M94 model.
I have 2 32special model 94.
I own the 1994 exactly the one you showed with the gold trigger and the 1894-1994 stamp
I bought a 1894 carbine 30-wcf , at a gun show in Kentucky back in 1990 , gave $400.00 for it , it was made in 1895 .
I used to have both a Model 92 and 1886, made by Miroku. They were both artisan quality rifles with superb fit and finish. They cost more, but good grief, were they lovely. Accurate, too. I have currently, and for decades, a 1939 Model 94 that is a re-bluie, but done very well by a prsvios owner. Very accurate and well made. Almost none of the slack rattle in the action when open. M-94's with the rattle are NOT a problem, and it is no indicator of a worn rifle. it's just the way they are, and contributes to the famous smooth action. Marlins were much tighter, attempting to close the gap on the superb Savage 99, and many were honed to achieve ultimate smoothness. They are also fine rifles.
One could disassemble early model Marlins like the 1893's, by removing 3 screws, the whole action comes out! A much more simple and better design than Winchesters! Genius!!
@@k1j2f30 I do like the Marlins.
One of the mini clips is actually a marlin
I’d bet he knows that. 🤦🏻♂️
Imagine the amount of Venison this rifle put on tables.! In Maine alone, the numbers must defy belief. All American. Thank you, John Moses Browning.
Awesome I have a Ranger model 94 do you know anything about that saftey delete either blued covers ?
Your end title...... Is fitting for the day.
My 94 is my favourite rifle.
The one thing you didn't mention was the angle eject that was introduced with the slide safety this allowed easier mounting of optics to the rifle
The rifle in the picture with 1894-1994 is an AE model
Not if your a lefty, one reason I hated marlins
My fav gun! It is also a "tactical" self defense rifle when outfitted. And why not? the 12 gauge is tactical, why not a lever action?
There was a lawsuit claiming that the pre - 1964 rifles were not drop safe. Massad Ayoob demonstrated this by locking a sample rifle into a vice and striking the buttplate with a hammer which caused a cartridge in the breech to fire. The suit was settled against Winchester, hence the design change.
I also didn’t know that Winchester made a side eject hinged lever like the Marlin shown at 3:46 🙄
I have a .44Mag saddle ring '94 bought new in 1972. The only thing I don't like about it is the shiny black finish on the sintered receiver, which some refer to as black chrome. It apparently will not take conventional blueing.
Your top ten things I didn't know about the 94 Winchester are things I already knew.
I can't remember exactly when I bought mine but it was right after Winchester discontinued the 94 back in I don't know but somebody out there knows what year. I've given my Marlin that my dad gave me back in 72 to my son that was the 336c really nice gun. I felt that I just shared on one since it had been discontinued at that point I found a 1957 model 94 in 32 Winchester special I think I paid 350 bucks for it truth be known I never shot it the boar the metal even the loading port blowing is still intact it locks up like a bank vault so I know it hadn't been used much. It has some rust on the barrel as though someone had stuck it in a case and then in the closet for years many years . I thought at the time I paid a little too much for it but it was one of those impulse buys and I didn't care to barter with the guy. I've never used it because when I was still hunting I have a sport arised 96 Mauser in 6555 I cut the barrel down to 20 inches and crowned by hand you can all laugh at me if you want two but I truly the end of the barrel up with the t-square😂 the gun still shoots three quarters of an inch at 100 yd it's a genuine freak. With that Barrel cut down to 20 inches it carries very similar to a 94 light convenient quick to battery. And believe me that 6.5 is an absolute deer Slayer. A lot of folks wanted to borrow that gun after I killed my buck but I only had one close friend that I would let use it period and I don't worry too much about what I spent for my 94 back in the day when I see what they're selling for now only I could see the stock market with that kind of accuracy😅😅😅😅😂
The Winchester such a famous rifle in all those Western movies. Even the Apachies had them !
Was the Winchester 73 in the James Stewart movie real or just made up for the film. 🙋♂️👏👏🇬🇧
My grandfather just gave me his Winchester 94 in 7-30 waters
Looking for one now
Mine is a made in 1942 30wcf (30/30)
One thing a lot of people don't know that it has a lot more shooting distance than people realize
My 94 was ok, but my model 99e Savage in. 300 was a hell of a lot better brush gun
Pancho Villa's men carried the 94 rifles so they must be good.
When the riots and looting started not long after I have my sister the last model 94 in me collection, I could have her any number of weapons including semi auto rifles .but it's short, light, powerful enough , accurate , easy and quick handling , it's a proven weapon for hunting and self defense, I would boldly defend with it . nanna and papa nc.
HUH ?
I got a Winchester model A E May 1999 very good raffle
I had a Winchester 94 in a 44mag yep it was a good piggy gun
How do you make a 94 video & sneak 336 footage in?
Largest Bear in my State was taken with the same 30-30 ….94. It’s where you hit it. More deer have been taken in my state with a 30-30 than any other caliber. They are or have come out with more bullet weights to open up the caliber more. Do you shoot over 200 yards on game? Not around me. Most areas where game is at you’re lucky to see 100 and most likely less. Deer especially are Not Stupid. They go where the hunters aren’t.
Kudos for leaving it shouldered while chambering your next round.