Good load for the old 30.06

[b-dog]

friend of mine wants to start loading for his 06 he likes Hornady bullets. What are some good powders? I have some 4350. His goal is to shoot some 400 yard shots on our range.

 

[Mike 338]

Bullets in the 165-168 gr. range (I like Berger's). IMR-4350 and Fed 210 primers.

 

[Capt RB]

I had best results with using RL 19. 59 grains a 210m in winchester brass with the 165 class of bullets. It shoots very well in more than a few 06's. The various 4350's all work well. 100V and Rl17 both offer about 100fps over 4350. RL19 had very good fill density and accurate with closer to top charges verses powders that came close speed wise but shot much better slower. In the autos we use 4895 and nothing else. Those all shoot MOD minute of deer and have no interest in exploring. Dad's gets shot 3 times for zero and a few times at coyotes and once at a deer if he gets out to hunt.
Nice thing is that with a 10tw you can shoot lightweights or run the 215 class of bullets. With the heavies MR2000 CFE223 RL 17 and 100V will give you some serious speed in the 06. I tried cfe223 in my 18" pump gun with 190smk's last week just to try it. I'd run it in a longer bolt gun with 208's or 200+ bergers I think it will do some amazing things for the 06.
Have fun and be safe

 

[The Oregonian]

Used H4350 in mine...57.2 with Nosler 180 BT and LR primers with Nosler brass. Got right around 2850. Standard disclaimers apply - don't start with that load, work up safely.

 

[xsn10s]

Yup H4350 with a 180 gr bullet is a classic load. RL17 has had good results lately. But I will be testing Ramshot Hunter with 175gr-185gr bullets. Try H4350 for 165gr-180gr bullets to start, and go from there.

 

[Keith1]

180 Accubonds and RL 26 works good in my rifle.

 

[Hiwayman92]

Keith, what kind of speeds are you getting with RL-26?

180 Accubonds and RL 26 works good in my rifle.

 

[Keith1]

Keith, what kind of speeds are you getting with RL-26?

With 63.8 grains of powder 2861. This is a Quick Load work up from another forum. This load shows no indication of high pressure however I haven't tried it in the summer.

 

[Buck 300]

165 or 168 Nosler Bt
58.5 H4350
Lapua brass
fed 210m
I have tried this in 3 different rifles all shot very well.

 

[venatic]

Reloder 16 is a great powder for 30-06 as well.

 

[wildcat455]

I'm running 62 gr RL26 at 2700 FPS with a 200 gr ELDX. 22" barrel and pretty light rifle = she bucks.
Got a vortex Copperhead scope on the way back to vortex for windage won't dial. Pretty sure the recoil killed it.

 

[Pa Grizz]

57 grains of IMR 4350 with 165 gr Sierra BT. Been using it in 3 guns for 45 years

 

[RT2506]

If you want to use your IMR 4350 get some 150 gr bullets and load 59 grs. Has always been a tack driver for me and will run in the 2900 to 3000 fps range depending on the barrel. Used 150 Speer BT years ago which was very accurate and really was a deer killer.

 

[MudRunner2005]

I loaded up a ladder test for my buddy's free older model 700 ADL (his dad's had it for years, but recently gave it to him because he doesn't hunt anymore) with some Berger 185 VLD's, RP brass, CCI 200 primers, and 7828 SSC powder. He wanted me to look it over, so I took it home, pulled it apart, cleaned everything, properly torqued all the action screws, scrubbed out the bore down to the white (it was rusty and full of years of dirt and dust) but looked good after cleaning, mounted up an old DNZ Game Reaper mount I had sitting around, and put an old scope I had sitting around on it. Bore-sighted it. Then we got it on paper with some cheap factory 180 Core-Lokts. Shot a group with those, it shot about 2.5" @ 100. Then tested our first powder charge and it shot around a 1" group. We ran out of daylight, and didn't have time to try anymore loads, but we will after hunting season. He don't shoot more than 150 yards as is, so it's good enough for him right now if he needs to use it.