{"id":8196,"date":"2026-09-30T12:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammunitiontogo.com\/lodge\/?p=8196"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:41:35","slug":"best-30-30-ammo-for-deer-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammunitiontogo.com\/lodge\/best-30-30-ammo-for-deer-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting the Best .30-30 Ammo for Deer Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2020, the .30-30 Winchester cartridge celebrated its 125th birthday. Over its lifetime, .30-30 cartridges have put more venison on more family dinner tables than any other cartridge in history.<\/p>\n

Far from an outdated relic, .30-30-Winchester is still the go-to cartridge for deer hunters across the country.<\/p>\n

Why do deer hunters still love this relatively ancient cartridge when there are newer\/faster\/cooler cartridges on the market?<\/p>\n

One simple reason: It freakin\u2019 works.<\/p>\n

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.30-30 Winchester, putting meat on meat poles since 1895.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What to Feed Your .30-30<\/h2>\n

Every year, the .30-30 Winchester ranks as one of the top ten best-selling cartridges in America. Every major ammo manufacturer features at least one .30-30 load in their product line-up. Here are a few of our favorites for deer hunting. To see our overall top 30-30 ammo picks, see this broader article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remington Core-Lokt<\/h3>\n

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Remington Core-Lokt 30-30<\/a> is probably as legendary as the .30-30 lever action. Released in 1939, Core-Lokt has proven its worth on meat poles across the country for more than eight decades.<\/p>\n

Core-Lokt\u2019s design is simple, but oh so effective. The basic cup and core bullet offers respectable expansion of about a half-inch in 10% ordinance gel. Surprisingly, because expansion is slow and controlled, a 150-grain Core-Lokt bullet will actually penetrate deeper than a 150-grain .30-caliber bullet fired from a .308 rifle.<\/p>\n

Because I\u2019m old-school (and also loyal to a fault), Core-Lokt is what I regularly feed my Winchester \u201894. When I\u2019ve landed one in the boiler room, Core-Lokt has never failed to drop a deer stone-cold dead in its tracks. It\u2019s definitely the \u201cdeadliest mushroom in the woods.\u201d<\/p>\n

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