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The .30/30 Winchester, it is often claimed, has hung more venison from meat poles than any other cartridge in history. But does that mean the .30/30 lever-action is the best deer rifle ever created?

Though now well over 100 years old, the .30-30 Winchester remains a viable and popular cartridge for hunting deer sized game. (Photo/Richard Mann) The 30-30 became available in 1895 in Winchester’s ...