Heading out to the range for a Schuetzen match today. Plain based lead bullets only. Shooting a 32-40. The fact that the case says 30/06 is irrelevant. 165 grain cast lead bullet over 7 grains Titegroup for about 1100 fps.
As a high power competitor, we see this especially with stainless barrels. CM barrels tend to gradually fall off and stainless barrels die suddenly. First will see off call shots at 600 but good groups at 200 and 300. Never go to a big match with a long in tooth barrel.
About 30 years ago I shot a bull elk about 2 miles in. Was 25 below zero when I got up. I field dressed the elk and left it to go get help. I remembered that one of my friends who had draft mules had offered to help me that summer. I gave him a call and we took two mules in. He rode the frozen...
I have multiple Ruger Americans. The Predator models are fantastic shooters. I have a 22-250 in the regular American. 1/10 twist. Skinny barrel. Shoots 50-55 gr bullets sub half inch. Tried 60 gr partitions with the idea of antelope hunting with them but they were sprayed all over the target.
Many years ago when I first started reloading 223, the very first case I did broke the decapping pin. It was berdan primed. Since then I have reloaded 10s of thousands of 223 and have not run across another berdan primed 223 case since.