Several decades ago, when I was still an automotive apprentice, and was feeling the cruel pinch of "want",
I could not afford to purchase a dedicated varmint rifle, so I had to use what I had at the time, a M700
carbine [20" barrel] chambered in the venerable 30-06.
I developed a load which I can still remember well. 130 Speer HP, in a WW case, 55 grains of H4895, sparked
by a CCI 200 primer. It was very accurate, and flirted with 3200 fps. It turned Columbian ground squirrels
into a pink mist. We shot them where they were abundant, generally up higher in the hills, and sometimes
there was still snow in the low areas. The ground squirrels would sometimes venture out onto the snow.
If you shot one there, the results were dramatic!! A large red stain on the snow where the squirrel was, lol.
I am thinking that more than 3000 fps should be available for that 130 grain PPSP, Rhys. I have reached 3000
fps in many 30-06 rifles with the 150 grain bullet. 32-3300 would extend your range somewhat. Dave.
