I killed my first deer with the 30-30. My dad has killed numerous deer with it. When walking through the woods it's my go to gun because of the versatility. It has been used/shot a lot and never had any issues. It's definitely not a safe queen. It shows it's wear but it is taken care of. I hope to do the same with the 9422 with my son.
I agree Texas Dan. Since the 30-30 is top eject the scope has to sit so far forward it looks weird to me. Plus I've personally not had a problem with shooting out past 100 yards with iron sights.