While the 30-30 is a great hunting round, I don't think it would be a great plinking round. If you're looking for a center fire "plinker" lever gun, I'd go to a 45colt or 357/38. More capacity, also.

I have a '94 in 30-30, it's a fun gun. For plinking with a lever, the 22LR lever is more fun and your guests will not have the recoil issues.