since you do not reload I would defenitly go with the 30-30 you can get ammo anywhere and if you use the flextip hornady ammo that should work about as good as anything besides the only ammo factory loaded for the 7-30 is 120 grain flat nose which is a little light for 200 yards i load 140 grain NBT for the 7-30 and 150 grain NBT for the 30-30 and they work great out to 200 yards on deer