re: Would a 30-30 marlin drop a buck at 100 yards

134 yards - 10 point, 30-30. in full view he collapsed straight down without one kick... "dead as a doornail". waited up in my tree 20 minutes watching him the entire time.........at 20 min I saw his tail switch, 2 min later his ears, 5 min later he was standing straight up. Shot him again and got my trophy. Point being - if you can see the deer laid out, wait at least 20-25 min before getting down, if I would have gotten down when i "wanted to", I would have scared him and probably never found him.