Not exactly, Grandveneur. The only question posed here would seem to be its effectiveness specifically against large bears, and I doubt if that is the purpose for which Brian is considering using his new light double.

Nonetheless there is no doubt that many of today's hunters using scoped .300 Magnums on whitetails at ranges inside of 100 yards look down their noses at the old .30-30 for whatever reason, and at the .45-70 for that matter.

All the best.