Imr 3031

[Brutus]

Thanks that is good information! I'm just starting to load 30-06 for an old hunting rifle. Can you tell me if you have to adjust your loads (more powder) for the M1?

No my friend. I found that the sights were bang on with the published recipes.
Myself, I felt no need to experiment because my chosen bullet weights matched the certain powder.

And if you ever decide to experiment with other powders or bullet weights there is a plethora of other reloading manuals to choose from.

My latest favorite (for another different 30-06 rifle) is the most current Nosler manual because I am trying out 125 grain bullets and Viht N-140 powder.

have a good one....

 

[bearhunter]

i just happened to bang away with my first 30 31loads in 30 06 today 44 gr with a 150 bullet and magnum primer they work great. i dont know the speed but they print pretty close to my other loads at 100 metres. the book says up to 47 grains but 44 worked fine.

I will just add a caveat here.

My only concern with this very good powder and very good TSX bullets is that you may have a deep throat and accuracy may not be that good. One thing I find when shooting very short/light bullets is that they shed velocity very fast in comparison to their heavier counterparts. If they are spinning very fast as Bruce mentioned, they will slow down and become subsonic, less accurate, even more quickly. The best twist rate for those bullets would be in the 1-14-15 range.

TSX bullets like to be pushed fast for this reason.

I like TSX bullets with hot loads. I use them in 6.5/7mm/30. I just ordered a new batch of 7mm from Mystic Precision. I also find that they definitely have different points of impact from lot to lot that is quite noticeable. I had a similar experience with a TSX 120 grain 6.5 bullets that Ganderite had. On the other hand my Tikka T3 with its tight 1-8 twist rate did not shoot the lighter 100 grain TSX well at all. Not good enough for deer hunting IMHO. Also, the trajectory was terrible. I used the same load for the 100 grain TSX that I used with my 95 grain Vmax. They shot to a similar point of aim. When I say similar I mean I had a 6 inch group at that point and I tested 6 different loads over 100 bullets to make sure there wasn't something wrong with the loads and the rifle. Another thing, the TSX bullets have a real tendency to foul which reduces accuracy as well.

What I am getting at is if your 110 grain bullets don't shoot well, go up to the next weight available and likely all will be well.

Those light bullets are a god send for old duffers like myself with bad shoulders. Good luck with your experiment.