hunter67wa
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1800 your right. I got the 2000 fps cause that is the minimum impact velocity that I use.
Barnes 130 grain TTSX in .30 06??
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3260 fps 26" bbl. 55gr. IMR-4166 130gr. TTSX, WLR, federal cases. COL=3.35" they group well, but no critters yet.
Max game shooting range should be where the bullet still is going fast enough to fully expand, in my opinion. Barnes says expansion initiates at 1800 fps. So I give it some room to fully expand and figure my longest range for game is where the bullet hits 2200 fps. that gives 400 fps of margin on getting it to expand after impact. that may be a bit conservative, but so be it.
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-tdbru
Max game shooting range should be where the bullet still is going fast enough to fully expand, in my opinion. Barnes says expansion initiates at 1800 fps. So I give it some room to fully expand and figure my longest range for game is where the bullet hits 2200 fps. that gives 400 fps of margin on getting it to expand after impact. that may be a bit conservative, but so be it.
regards,
-tdbru
55gr. IMR-4166 130gr. TTSX WLR RP cases. avg mv = 3259fps. 26" tube. as pointed out 4064 may give more mv but i was looking for a copper removing powder that has low temp sensitivity. IMR-4166 was the closest of them for burn rate that i could see that combined a copper removing agent with low temp sensitivity. So it may not be optimum for max mv but it's working.
regards,
tdbru
regards,
tdbru
General RE LEE
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I started this thread. I loaded up 20 of these and I will hit the range hopefully Saturday. I didn't end up hunting with these last year which I regret. I was able to get 270 speeds and under an inch groups at 100 yards. Recoil isn't terrible either.
Been shooting that out of a 308 at 3150, pushed by 4895, for about 15 years. Killed deer, bear, moose and elk with it. Farthest was 520 yards on a huge cow elk. None of the animals I shot with it have gone more than a few steps, have never recovered a bullet, all were pass throughs.
Airedale56
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TomHorn
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1800 for 165 ttsx and below. 1600 for 168 ttsx and up. 175 LRX and up 1500. Straight from Barnes on phone.
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victor3ranger
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I used to load 130g Speer several years ago for 30-06 and IMR4064.
And out to 400 they were brutal on deer
AussieWriter
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Using 130gn Speer's in the '06 over 58gn of AR2208, sold as Varget in the US has been the best introduction test I have seen for a .30/06.
When I learned it, I was told to toss the rifle away if it doesn't put 5 under the inch at 100yd. It did so I bedded it and still have it over 30 years later.
The Oehler reported 3300fps with the Speer. Same load with the TTSX recorded a little less as the powder batch was a little slower these days. Have noticed that with several powders within that similar burning rate over recent years.
In a "beater" rem 700 that is his loner gun, my brother shoots the 130g TTSX with Varget, which is very accurate.
Primers will make a difference.
Primers will make a difference.
AussieWriter
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Yes they will.
