Hunting with a 30.06

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blacksn95

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Hi Everyone I've been lurking on this site for a while.. Usually looking for for some info on Hunting and just shooting... I recently got my PAL with my friends so that we could get into hunting this summer...I just picked up an old 30.06 and had a few questions about the ammo to use... I was looking at the different brand of ammo and grain types. I was wondering what would be a good all around bullet to use for say deer and maybe bears. I'm asking this cause I figure you guys would prob have some experiences with different ammo and its effectiveness on the animals.

Thanks

Vince
 
Just about any factory ammo selection in 3006 would be fine for deer, with black bears I would go with a 180 grain. Before i started handloading my own ammo I was a fan of Remington Corelokts. They were ery accurate in my 3006 and very effective on game.
BTW welcome to the site.
 
I have recently stumbled on Hornady ammo loaded with SST bullets. more expensive than the lesser brands of ammo but good.
I only use 180gr bullets out of my 30-06 there is nothing in North America you can not hunt with those.
 
I would suggest trying some different factory loads if you don't handload and stick with whatever you feel comfortable with. You live in Delta, so I'm thinking you might run across a big brown. A heavier bullet would be the best choice - 180gr, as mentioned.
 
You can save some dough if your friends also have 30-06, between you buy different brands/weights etc. and experiment and then do it again. Welcome to the site and congratulations on starting out with the best general purpose caliber in the world and let's wish it a happy 100th birthday.
 
I shoot 180's for everything, though I've also shot 150's for deer.

My gun likes the Federal Accubond in 180gr, and I'm confident in that bullet's performance.

YMMV...
 
Federal 180 Accubond

or the Winchester Supreme Accubond CT 180 gr



I personally handload Barnes 168 gr. Triple Shock XBTs & Lapua 200 gr. Mega in my m700 Ti
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The alternative to factory load is if you and your mates pitch in and buy reloading equipment, (once that bug bites your hooked)
I use handloads for hunting and use 47gr of varget over a 180gr hornady interbond. a pretty hard bullett and from what I have found it does not make a lot of damage on the entery but huge holes on exit
 
Wow guys, Thanks for the quick response and the warm welcome.... I guess I'll swing by the local walmart and pick up some Factory ammo and give them a try... Some of you guys mentioned reloading... I know that you need dies to reload.. what else do I need and how much would equipment cost???.... Sounds like hunting is going to turn into a full blown hobby for me just like fly fishing :D
 
Ah.....fly fishing! You are right.....it costs money. Don't let any of these guys kid you, it costs. But, as with fly fishing, it's worth it.

Hey. speaking of fly fishing.................I have a guy in Iceland that has awesome fishing for brown, arctic char and iceage trout............I mean awesome. If you are interested give me a shout.

Oh ya,..........................shooting and hunting.... a full blown hobby. My Dad says it is a disease! I am sure he is exaggerating.:D
 
You can get a lee kit for under $200 and your dies will run at about 50 bucks a set. It all depends on what brand you buy some are cheper others are very expensive.
 
I use 168 grain barnes x bullets - gives me a little more reach than a 180 but hits hard. Dropped a good sized moose bang-flop at 250, and personally i'm not good enough to shoot a whole lot farther than that so i'm happy :)

As to reloading - it's not that expensive to get into (especially if someone can help you work up a load and you're just repeating it). The expense comes when you start realizing how fun it is and reload for everything :)

I used the Federal High Energy 180 grain partitions on a bear - good performance. It's hard to go wrong with a partition or the new inter or accu bonds in the 30-06, but really just about any factory 180 grain will do a world of hurt.
 
30-06 bullets

Try the Federal line of factory ammo and then some premium stuff like Nosler Partition's or X bullets.:)
The best is to find what shoots most accurately in your rifle no matter of the label.:p
Its easier to shoot one weight of bullet for everything rather than trying to remember where to hold when you change the bullets constantly.:eek:
180 grain bullets should do for deer , bears, and elk etc.:cool:
 
Welcome
I see most are of the opinion that 180gr's are the way to go,I think so too.
Bullet makers have had 100 years to get a .30 cal bullet just right for the '06.
Most all .30 cal bullets are manufactured with it soley in mind.I like Hornady Interlocks myself. Definately do try handloading-you'll shoot more and get a better understanding of you and your rifles abilities.
Good luck
 
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