Thank you to all of you who have responded! Terrific info from each! You have helped me better understand, thank you! Your responses have me re-thinking my questions and now I'm thinking this:
1) Although used to harvest dear, moose, etc, Is it generally recognized that the 30-30 cartridge is considered a 'short range' cartridge?
2) Is there a general census that the 30-30 cartridge, gives effectively 32-20 performance?
3) could simply using a 30-30 casing, and a 86- 115 gr. bullet, and using pistol powder, suffice as the small game (rabbit, and squirrel, and coyote etc.) 'short range cartridge') I'm seeking, and give respectful performance say? Would the bullets need to be resized?
4) Would pistol powder be best to use?
would the cartridge or bullet need to be cannelured?
5) If I used a chamber insert to fire 32 pistol or .30 pistol ammo in the 30-30 lever, each round would have to be inserted by hand correct?
6) Seeing how I'm a novice/ beginner re loader, who is actually contemplating reloading just to have this round I'm dreaming of, and one who has no reloading equipment, no bullet molds, no experience, etc. might it be better for me to find some one who reloads 30-30, to load the low power rounds for me? I do have plenty of empty 30-30 casings. I wonder where I would look for such an individual and what it might cost to have say 20 or 30 rounds made?
Thank you, I look forward to reading your informative reply.