I bought this Glenfield carbine new in 1979 for $129.00 at our local Western Auto Store. Since then, many animals have been downed by its deadly bullets. My nephew recently killed a big doe with it while hunting the edge of a meadow within the Black Hills. One shot through the chest organs did the job.
The top photo shows me and a dandy buck taken within the same area back in 2002. I located the buck with my binoculars and made a long stalk in rough country to get into 30-30 range. Distance was about 125 yards. At the shot, the buck bounded away but toppled over after a few jumps. We prefer hunting in western South Dakota over other states because of the easy access to public lands and the excellent game populations there. My buddies always whine about me taking the Glenfield on my western hunts. "You should buy a 270", they say. But this carbine has never let me down and stalking within good shooting distance is half the fun. I feel that it is a myth that only long shots are possible for western hunts.
This carbine definitely shoots 150 grain core-lokts best of all. I zero it for 150 yards and at this distance, 3 inch groups are predictable when I do my part. These photos show what it will do at 100 yards and at 150 yards. 30-30 is a keeper!
TR