30-06 with 170gr FP horn

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hey fellas, i have a fair few 170gr FN from trialing in the 303 a good while ago, an now i have the XL7 30-06 here I'm thinkin about loading them up and doin mostly target shooting on paper targets from 100 to 400m maybe, 300m certain. if nothing more than trigger time ..

this projectile is for the 30-30 win , so with that in mind I wont be hunting with them, not even for the 'test' purpose ..

anyone else shot these out of a -06 ?

will use Varget and just use 180gr data, that will be fine?

cheers
 
I answered my own Q, i loaded 9 rounds with 44.5 gr Varget* and shot 100m target, its almost Zero'd with my 150gr Accubond load!! certainly enough accuracy there to confidently not hesitate to shoot at a sambar Hind out to 200M !

i may have changed my tone on the hunting front... pulling some projies out of the dirt showed it would certainly do the job as the dirt was rock hard...

perhaps a great Bush projie for sambar and even a finisher to the Accubond load as i have only about 10-11 rounds before i switch onto woodleigh 150s..... inexcess of 50-60 hornady 170s may get the nod over summer though!!


so , any on Game reports with this bullet esp in 308/30-06? even 30-30 s ?

cheers
 
I used the Hornady 170 flat point bullets in my 1943 03-A3 Springfield 30-06 with a very worn bore for hunting deer.

These Hornady 30-30 bullets were loaded to approximately 2600 fps and were the most accurate vs standard .308 pointed soft points in the 03-A3.

These 30-30 bullets were interlock bullets and held together and did not come apart in deer sized game.

The bullet diameter was .308 behind the cannelure and .300 in front of the cannelure and reminded me of cast bullet shapes.
 
bigedp51 said:
I used the Hornady 170 flat point bullets in my 1943 03-A3 Springfield 30-06 with a very worn bore for hunting deer.

These Hornady 30-30 bullets were loaded to approximately 2600 fps and were the most accurate vs standard .308 pointed soft points in the 03-A3.

These 30-30 bullets were interlock bullets and held together and did not come apart in deer sized game.

The bullet diameter was .308 behind the cannelure and .300 in front of the cannelure and reminded me of cast bullet shapes.
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yeah that is them, i have seated to the cannelure after testing where the projectile reached .308 , with short throat marlin it works fine.....
i have been researching some forums via google and it seems it ya keep em under 2600 the projie will work fine and the fact is the bullet isnt just a 3030 bullet, ornady has mentioned to some/somewhere that it is a bullet for any 30 cal cartridge, whereas kept to below 2600fps...

the bonus down under, $56 per 100 up my alley ha ha!
 
I have loaded them for use in my 30-06. Hornady data suggests a maximum velocity of 2500 fps. I loaded mine with IMR4895 to approx. 2400-2450 fps. Shot one deer with it last fall from an elevated shooting box. It went in behind a shoulder, destroyed the internals and broke the offside front leg. Deer ran about 40 yards and was dead when approached. They make a low priced practice load and are relatively low priced. Also easy on a gun barrel.
Jim
 
If you got them, they'll shoot. I wouldn't be buying more though, you're better off with a bullet that doesn't have the ballistic coefficient of a pancake lol... I wouldn't think these would be any cheaper than other 30cal Hornady Interlock offerings??
 
OntJim said:
The money doesn't mean anything to me. Maybe it does to you. Besides I have lots of different bullets on the shelf.
Jim
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yeah mate, i certainly dont go an buy a box of 308 cal projectiles to load up and shoot within matter of weeks, i try out different projectiles for different uses and when in this situation use the 170fn on hand in the 30-06 iv recently acquired . just like i wouldnt ever buy TTSX projectiles down under to use in any of my rifles $$ i just dont see any point , i like cheap cup an cores, left over stock or 'special box' stuff :)

the good news is though fellas, the 170gr FN works fine and my mate has been toting My 30-06 an done a few spot an stalks but havnt been able to pull the trigger on one yet.. hes newbie material an i think the 2500 fps velocity will be much more welcomed an confidently put to good use shortly!

round about story he may end up with a 308 in near future, id happily load him lower velocity 170gr fn loads to use inside that 200 meters!

ive had an oppertunity myself but didnt shoot, so im unable to give field report yet.
 
The Lyman 50 Edition reloading manual in the back for single shot 30-06 Tompson Center/Encore pistols with loading data for the Hornady 170 grain flat point.

I always thought by down loading this bullet to 2600 fps in my old 30-06 turned it into a 30-30 magnum express. ;)

Think about it, how many 30-30 rifles can shoot a 170 grain bullet at 2600 fps and not strain the locking bolt.

This 1943 Remington 03-A3 30-06 was my first milsurp rifle in 1976 and I just used it as my rain gun for hunting. It wasn't even a milsurp rifle then, it was just a old beat up Army rifle.
 
The Hornady 170gr wasn't designed for 2600 fps so it will likely turn itself inside out.Back it off to 2200-2300fps and bang away.On paper/varmints it don't matter .........on big game it will.
 
WhelanLad said:
yeah mate, i certainly dont go an buy a box of 308 cal projectiles to load up and shoot within matter of weeks, i try out different projectiles for different uses and when in this situation use the 170fn on hand in the 30-06 iv recently acquired . just like i wouldnt ever buy TTSX projectiles down under to use in any of my rifles $$ i just dont see any point , i like cheap cup an cores, left over stock or 'special box' stuff :)

the good news is though fellas, the 170gr FN works fine and my mate has been toting My 30-06 an done a few spot an stalks but havnt been able to pull the trigger on one yet.. hes newbie material an i think the 2500 fps velocity will be much more welcomed an confidently put to good use shortly!

round about story he may end up with a 308 in near future, id happily load him lower velocity 170gr fn loads to use inside that 200 meters!

ive had an oppertunity myself but didnt shoot, so im unable to give field report yet.
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I am not sure what powders are popular there for you but H4895 can be used with reduced loads, this is a great way to make a light load for 30-06 or 308 and have some really good expansion from those FP bullets.

https://imrpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf
 
mbogo3 said:
The Hornady 170gr wasn't designed for 2600 fps so it will likely turn itself inside out.Back it off to 2200-2300fps and bang away.On paper/varmints it don't matter .........on big game it will.
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The Hornady manual lists the 170 grain flat point interlock bullet with a muzzle velocity range of 2000 to 2500 fps.

These bullets at 2600 fps held together when recovered from the dirt berm behind the targets at the range. And the two deer I shot with them dropped quickly and these bullets held together.

And 100 fps above the bullets optimum velocity range will not cause the bullet to blowup and fragment. In fact the 150 grain Hornady spire points did more meat damage than the 170 grain FP in a 30-06.

Hornady interlock bullets hold together very well and I have never had one seperate the lead core from its copper jacket and disintegrate.
 
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