Anyone tried light(110grain)30-06 bullets?

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I was thinking it would be cool to load up some low recoil rounds for the 30-06 to throw and get some practice with. I think 110 grain bullets can be found and the rifle has an 11" twist, are these certain to shoot like crap?

any reason not do this gunnutz?
 
Many, many years ago, when I only had one centerfire rifle [can you imagine??]
I shot columbia ground squirrels with my 30-06.

Tried a couple of 110 grain offerings, Hornady and Sierra.
My 700 Remmy shot them Ok, but not spectacularly. [1-10" twist]

I then tried the Speer 130 grain HP....whoa!! always under ¾" for 5.
That bullet, chased by a generous quantity of H4895 became my varmint load until I bought a smaller chambering more suitable for the job.
Your experience may differ, of course.

Try them, if they are not satisfactory, there are several bullets in the 125-130 grain weights to try, all designed for varmint use.

Eagleye.
 
OP, if you want low cost, light recoil loads for practice and plinking have a look at shooting cast bulets with 13.0gr of Red Dot (The Load). Super cheap, reasonably accurate in most rifles and a great way to have fun.


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I apologize for the hi jack. I only have one centerfire - a 308 Winchester Ruger 77 Mark 2 Target.

I'm hoping there is some ammo out there that will allow me to shoot a coyote if necessary without making too much of a mess? I don't hand load yet but will likely start.

The lowest grain factory bullet I have is Federal Power Shok 150gr.

My buddy down the road tells me he has dispatched a coyote with his 30-06 it it was an absolute mess. I wound dispatch an occasional one that was causing my livestock worry - I don't care about a pelt - just don't want a giant mess in my pasture.

I'd appreciate any suggestions along these lines.
 
I tried some 110gr that my buddy was shooting out of his rifle. Out of my Rem 700 I was getting terrible groups with 1:5 keyholing at 100 yards.

The lightest my Rem seems to tolerate is 125gr, but my buddy was doing well with them in his rifle.
 
canoetrpr said:
I apologize for the hi jack. I only have one centerfire - a 308 Winchester Ruger 77 Mark 2 Target.

I'm hoping there is some ammo out there that will allow me to shoot a coyote if necessary without making too much of a mess? I don't hand load yet but will likely start.

The lowest grain factory bullet I have is Federal Power Shok 150gr.

My buddy down the road tells me he has dispatched a coyote with his 30-06 it it was an absolute mess. I wound dispatch an occasional one that was causing my livestock worry - I don't care about a pelt - just don't want a giant mess in my pasture.

I'd appreciate any suggestions along these lines.
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I've used my .30-06 with 165gr Hornadys on yotes, under 150 yards. Just a .30 cal hole going in, and about a loonie sized hole going out if shot broadside.

I hit one that was quartering towards me, throught the left shoulder, exit right hip, lots of bone. That one was .30 cal going in, but the exit looked like it was hit with a howitzer. Nothing a rainstorm wouldn't fix though.
 
horseshoe said:
I've used my .30-06 with 165gr Hornadys on yotes, under 150 yards. Just a .30 cal hole going in, and about a loonie sized hole going out if shot broadside.

I hit one that was quartering towards me, throught the left shoulder, exit right hip, lots of bone. That one was .30 cal going in, but the exit looked like it was hit with a howitzer. Nothing a rainstorm wouldn't fix though.
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Broadside does not sound bad at all. I wonder if I can find factory rounds that are lighter than 150gr for the 308 till I can start reloading.
 
110 grain hornady and the vmax as well. Both shot pretty well out of my'06 and are indeed super coyote killers within 200 yds. I never had good enough accuracy past that point. YMMV..
 
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