30-30 vs .243 for longer ranges 150-200m?

[Lepardi [Rawez]]

im about to buy my first new rifle, so was wondering how these two compare? i know the .270 is also an option, but 30-30 just seems better suited for all sizes of deer.

[ThinAir]

i have both, and while 30-30 would let me not carry 243 and 270, the range is not good on 30-30, and the sight itself is weird and a bit hard to aim, so i do not carry.

[Isha]

The .30-30 is good to 200m and great for all deer. The scope is fine but I wish it was 1-4x instead of 4-8x

[TheRealMcCoy]

IM still using the starter riffle. I have downed every thing but a boar and a bissen with it.(only because I havent seen any to shoot at yet.)

[CellNav]

Originally posted by Anthroban:

The .30-30 is good to 200m and great for all deer. The scope is fine but I wish it was 1-4x instead of 4-8x

If you don't have the perk already, get the FOCUSED SHOT and use the iron sights for a suedo 1-2x instead of using the scope on the 30-30. Since we avoid the scope bug with iron sights, I've been able to quickly get off 4 rounds (if needed) using the iron sights and the perk.

I carry the 243, 30-30, and a bow and still have 5 kg space left in my inventory. I use the 30-30 for close shots below 75m when I can't afford a flesh wound. Players who have success with the 30-30 beyond 150m are players who are good shooters, as for myself, my aiming skill is a little weak so I use the 243 for long range shots (better accuracy) to compensate for my horrible shooting.

The 30-30 came in handy when downing a bison that attacked me, it took 4 shots (iron sights) at close range but it wasn't the shots not doing damage but my horrible aim and the 4th shot was the final "gut breaker". If I was a better shot at rampaging bison (moving target) then I would have downed it in one or two shots .... :/

[Markus Kruber]

Originally posted by TheRealMcCoy:

IM still using the starter riffle. I have downed every thing but a boar and a bissen with it.(only because I havent seen any to shoot at yet.)

Bison takes multiple hits from the starter rifle and can kill you while you hit it but its possible to down them with 1 perfect shot in the heart or in the brain using the .243 with polymer tipped ammunition

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