30-06 that could

[Roughrice]

You do what works for you. All mine are radial, came with the rifles. I want to design my next one my self.

Agree.
My radial works well enough for the 300 WM.
My others are now suppressed .
I just can't "hunt" with in ear hearing protection.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

any of you guys happen to use the Hornady 165 Grn SST, with IMR 4350 , loaded to about 2700 /2750 for deer?? I'm shooting a 20 inch barrel gun. Range will be 40 yards to 180 Yards max.

 

[Roughrice]

Should work fine at that velo.
SST's tend to be a bit splashy if driven too hard or hitting shoulders.
But, they will kill well.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Thank You Rough. haven't hunted with this short 30-06 rifle in over 25 years. Elevated blind last year in Penn , on the edge of woods. Perfect for a short fast rifle. Thanks again!!!

 

[Josh06]

I'm in contact with them now.My barrel is .701 which takes the one I was hoping for out of the equation.

I got a 'lil chub from SRS for a 280ai that had a pretty thin barrel and it worked pretty good for being so small.

 

[PApa Black]

Surfing through some old threads on 30-06, I came across one about launching 215 Bergers with RL-17 by @MontanaMarine on LRO. Have to admit, the load he came up with was impressive.

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We were out yesterday getting elevation checks from 200 to 1200 yards. At 1000 was a NRA MR target with a long range camera in front. Used this for elevation verification. At 1200 we had the Magnetospeed shot indicator.

There were 4 300WMs and a couple of 30-06. Mine sports a 28 inch Krieger I chambered with the Serengeti reamer. Buddy chambered his 26 inch Bartlein CF with the same reamer.

Pressure testing in the high 80s maxed out at 55. 53.8-54.0 appeared to be where both rifles want to play. Ignited by 215Ms.

We had the Autotrickler V3 running on battery in an enclosed place, we were loading and shooting. On mine I loaded 10 rounds with 53.8 and the other 10 with 54 to get chrono data. Why the 0.2 grains differential? If proven gtg, for future needs I will just run them through the Dillon 650 and not worry about single kernel precision as this is not a bench gun, though it shoots. 1st round hits after cool down from 200 to 1200. 9.6 mil at 1200.

System is a solid 600 yard game getter.

Here is a Magnetospeed display picture. Random rounds between 53.8 and 54.
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What is the twist on your barrel?

 

[bamban]

What is the twist on your barrel?

KBI 10T, 28 inches

 

[Old Rooster]

That gives me hope.
As long as I don't shoot a whole lot I can handle the recoil.Under 20 and I'm ok but over 20 with the 300 win mag or 300 weatherby mag and I get a bit sore.

 

[xsn10s]

That gives me hope.
As long as I don't shoot a whole lot I can handle the recoil.Under 20 and I'm ok but over 20 with the 300 win mag or 300 weatherby mag and I get a bit sore.

That's one of the reasons why I got a 7mm RM. I'll launch a 180 ELDM at around 2800 fps. That should give me a recoil similar to that of a standard 180 gr 30-06 load. I'm not recoil sensitive but seem to be noticing it more the older I get. If I want to load it hot I can switch to a 180gr Berger.

 

[Roughrice]

All this brings back memories of the wonderful sound of that 180 soft point impacting the shoulders of a whitetail from the old 30-06 !

 

[Allen Lone wolf]

My old pet load was 52.9gr. of 760 win ball powder under a Hornady 180 spire point. A lot of whitetails have died with that recipe.

 

[bamban]

Old school. 30-06 180 Silver Tip. Circa 1974, where the Bering Strait meets the Arctic Ocean. Vacation place my Uncle sent me for a year to monitor Ivan and Vlad.

 

[Allen Lone wolf]

Old school. 30-06 180 Silver Tip. Circa 1974, where the Bering Strait meets the Arctic Ocean. Vacation place my Uncle sent me for a year to monitor Ivan and Vlad.

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I was 19yrs old and that was the year I bought my first 06, and the year I killed my first whitetail deer. Nice caribou

 

[asd9055]

Thank You Rough. haven't hunted with this short 30-06 rifle in over 25 years. Elevated blind last year in Penn , on the edge of woods. Perfect for a short

Old school. 30-06 180 Silver Tip. Circa 1974, where the Bering Strait meets the Arctic Ocean. Vacation place my Uncle sent me for a year to monitor Ivan and Vlad.

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Nice caribou.