Bill, it's period, BUT it was designed from the git-go for smokeless powder.
From Wikipedia:
The .30-30 Winchester/.30 Winchester Center Fire/7.62x51Rmm cartridge was first marketed in early 1895 for the Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle.[2] The .30-30, as it is most commonly known, was America's first small-bore, sporting rifle cartridge designed for smokeless powder. The .30-30 is one of the most common deer cartridges in North America.
I guess it would be a problem for me to shoot full-power rounds. It's relatively low-powered compared to, say, the .308 or .30-06, but still too much oomph for what we do. I must think on this...