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Yes, the 30-30 has plenty of power, for anything in Alaska. However it would not be my first choice when it comes to brown bears.  As for Caribou, they can be killed with little more than a sling shot.  Check out the ballistics..It only takes 1000FPS to blast a hole clean through..


LEVERevolution FACTORY BALLISTICS
LOAD BULLET WEIGHT BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT MUZZLE VELOCITY MUZZLE ENERGY BARREL LENGTH
.30-30 Winchester 160-gr. .330 2,300 fps 1,879 ft-lbs 20-in.
.35 Remington 200-gr. .300 2,200 fps 2,249 ft-lbs 20-in.
.444 Marlin 265-gr. .225 2,305 fps 3,126 ft-lbs 18.5-in.
.450 Marlin 325-gr. .230 2,045 fps 3,017 ft-lbs 18.5-in.
.45/70 Government 325-gr. .230 1,810 fps 2,364 ft-lbs 18.5-in.

FACTORY-LOADED .30-30 BALLISTIC COMPARISON
HORNADY 160-GR. LEVERevolution
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT: .330
VELOCITY/ENERGY MUZZLE 100 YDS. 200 YDS. 300 YDS.
2,266 (fps)/1,824 (ft-lbs) 2,022 (fps)/1,452 (ft-lbs) 1,795 (fps)/1,144 (ft-lbs) 1,590 (fps)/899 (ft-lbs)
TRAJECTORY: 0 +3.52 ins. 0 -14.34 ins.
WINCHESTER 170-GR. POWER POINT
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT: .254
VELOCITY/ENERGY MUZZLE 100 YDS. 200 YDS. 300 YDS.
2,060 (fps)/1,602 (ft-lbs) 1,765 (fps)/1,176 (ft-lbs) 1,509 (fps)/860 (ft-lbs) 1,294 (fps)/632 (ft-lbs)
TRAJECTORY: 0 +4.87 ins. 0 -20.26 ins.
FEDERAL PREMIUM 170-GR. NOSLER PARTITION
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT: .252
VELOCITY/ENERGY MUZZLE 100 YDS. 200 YDS. 300 YDS.
2,124 (fps)/1,703 (ft-lbs) 1,821 (fps)/1,251 (ft-lbs) 1,554 (fps)/912 (ft-lbs) 1,330 (fps)/668 (ft-lbs)
TRAJECTORY: 0 +4.53 ins. 0 -19.04 ins.
REMINGTON 170-GR. CORE-LOKT
BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT: .254
VELOCITY/ENERGY MUZZLE 100 YDS. 200 YDS. 300 YDS.
2,047 (fps)/1,582 (ft-lbs) 1,751 (fps)/1,157 (ft-lbs) 1,496 (fps)/845 (ft-lbs) 1,281 (fps)/619 (ft-lbs)
TRAJECTORY: 0 +4.96 ins. 0 -20.64 ins.
Velocities listed are from a Marlin 336 with 20-inch barrel and were recorded with a Pro Chrono Digital chronograph. Downrange ballistics were calculated with the Hodgdon Blast ballistic

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