i have all three.. 30-30,35 & 7-30 love them all i use the 7-30 the most.. if you dont reload only federal sells a factory load and they are 25-28 a box plus shipping..you can get little factory sellers that sell custom ammo but thers even more $$$$
but when it comes down to the cost to shoot and you dont want to reload.. 30-30 hands down you can walk in to a bar,tire,barber shope in the middle of eastda bumb and they will have 30-30 shells..

if it came down too it my 30-30 and my 22lr barrels would be the last two barrels i own just cause the cost to shoot them is so low compaired to the rest..


if i would get a new 30-30 barrel it would be an AI hands down even if i dident reload for it cause you might change your mind down the road and you can shoot factory ammo from it and it forms as you shoot it... just get a nice little bucket toss the emptys in ther and your good to go down the road..

Dave