How to find out what commercial ammo is available? Finding available 220gr in 30-06

[cody c]

So consider a 180gr at 2800fps and a 200gr at 2650fps and sight both in for 200 yards at 3000' elevation.

At 400 yards the 200gr drops 24.2", is going 2038fps, and has 1844 ft-lbs of energy.
At 400 yards the 180gr drops 24.0", is going 1946fps, and has 1514 ft-lbs of energy.

The only point with the numbers is that the 200gr is deceptively good. Try it out at longer distances side by side with the 180gr. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised.

I guess I could argue that for some other distance, but to me the ought six is usually intended for out to 350 yards tops for most hunters that just use them for hunting (like dad with his old P-17 and bushnell scope)

Huh, thats obviously better then I thought. A 200 grain partition or NAB might be a good partner to the ought six for elk.

 

[horseman2]

http://www.wholesalesports.com/stor...Core-LOKT-Centerfire-Rifle-Cartridges/p/91295

 

[CanadaBoy]

I was in Canadian Tire last weekend and they had Sako brand ammunition including 220 grain .30-06. Considering how well the Sako 150 grain 30-06 ammo shot for me I'm tempted to buy some 220 grain just to see.

It's expensive but it is apparently top quality brass for reloading.

 

[Silverado]

I think a reader of the excellent info in this thread can discern two things.

Firstly, that a good load of quality 180gr bullets is an excellent choice in the 30-06, and secondly that anyone with more than a VERY casual interest in hunting and shooting should learn to reload, absolutely.

I'd happily choose a 200+ bullet if I had to use the '06 on Bison, Grizzly or other very large/tough game. Handloaded to within an inch of it's life, of course.

 

[RememberTheSomme]

Moving a bit off topic I guess, but a 2700fps reading on the chronograph with 150gr Imperial ammunition out of a 7mm RM is what kick-started my reloading habit. That was about 30 years ago. Interestingly the year before that my father shot a moose with that ammo and the moose died.

It is interesting to see just how slow these Dominion/CIL cartridges were in modern chamberings like the 243Win and 7mmRM. As I said and Bruce confirmed, in the old lever rounds, they were underspeed for sure but excellent accuracy. Was it because Dominion only made a few powders( ,303Brit, 762NATO and other military contracts) and tried to make use of these in a wide range of sporting ammo? I'm sure theres an old IvI retired ballistician who could confirm these questions.
I know that when I reloaded .308Win and the cases were Imperial/Dominion, they weighed out for water exactly the same as their Army brothers the IvI 762NATO cases with their thick walls and lower internal volume, so I'm guessing IvI used the military spec'd case for all their .308Win sporting ammo.
If I hadn't put a 556 round through my chrnograph, I would clock some old dominion and IvI .308Win 150gr against some old .762NATO IvI, to see id the .308 stayed up with the NATO round or was hamstrung like so many other chambering's if they served it up to hunters. Anyone who has this ammo for testing and could do it would be much appreciated.

 

[todbartell]

i use midway usa to check what is out there

http://www.midwayusa.com/rifle-ammunition/br?cid=690