My dad just picked up a stainless 3-06 weatherby with the fluted barrel and laminate stock and I'm looking for any info I can get on what others have found theirs like for bullet size. Its an insurance deal and he'll have some money left over and he want to buy a few boxes of ammo to get him started. This will be a deer rifle and he isn't a shooter so I was thinking a few boxes of remington or hornady 165 grain soft points. Anyone got a better round suggestion?
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I use a Tika t3 30-06 for my deer hunting, i usally use a bullet between 135-150 grains depending on the size of deer i am going for, the 165 will knock them down but it might be a little over powered and you probaly will loose too much meat. I recomend the 150 grains its on the heavyer side but since he is a first time hunter he will have more assurance that it will be a one hit kill.
I also recomend that you pick up some ammo and deer targets, and shoot off some rounds, and pratice your vital shots.
i hope this helps
I also recomend that you pick up some ammo and deer targets, and shoot off some rounds, and pratice your vital shots.
i hope this helps
Well, I shot my first deer with a .30-06 and 150 gr bullets and all I got was instant ground meat and an internal deer soup. On the other hand, I have shot more than a couple of deers with 180gr bullets out of my .300 Wby at 3,300 fps and have gotten nothing but spectacular results and no edible meat damage to speak of. Bullet weight does not mean much nowadays; bullet construction, speed and impact distance are what matters. Use a weak 130gr bullet and you'll get varmint performance (not what you want on a deer), use a premium 165gr bullet and you won't be sorry you did. Just my .2 C.
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I used to have a T3 in 30-06.
I found the Very best ammo for it was 165gr Hornady Light mag (SST tip). At $50 to $65 a box its pretty pricey! (if you can find it..... they quit making it) Next was a 150gr Hornady Custom (SST tip) a litte bit better at only $30 a box (cabellas.ca)
Cheers! & Good luck this season!
I found the Very best ammo for it was 165gr Hornady Light mag (SST tip). At $50 to $65 a box its pretty pricey! (if you can find it..... they quit making it) Next was a 150gr Hornady Custom (SST tip) a litte bit better at only $30 a box (cabellas.ca)
Cheers! & Good luck this season!
X2, for deer you don't need a premium bullet.
He's not a first time hunter I just finally broke him of his magnumitis. He's used a 7mmRM for years but he's been ill and lost a lot of weight and the recoil would be a bit punishing on him so I had him drop down to a 30-06. I'm thinking 165gr is the way to go.
For whatever it is worth, that 150gr bullet that did such extensive damage to my first deer was a factory Remington Core-Lok at a little over 2,950 fps; Impact was at 50 mt. The 165gr will probably behave a little better, if you're expecting to make a shot at a short distance, too. If you're going for low recoil, I'd skip the 180 grainers for deer. They'd probably also do a very good job, but with a little bit more punishment for the shooter.
My first guess would be to figure out what the twist rate of the barrel is... That said most 30-06 hunting rifles will choke back & shoot anything from a 150 grains to 180 (sometimes 220 grainers) with reasonable accuracy. Never did say if it was for moose or deer, but if its got a Nosler Partition in front of it, you probably can't go wrong for either...
Without getting into too much detail on bullets, I'll agree and tell you that my savage 1:10 twist American Classic likes 180gr prvi partizan and hates 150 gr american eagle fmj (cheap ammo I know). I suspect it will shoot 150 gr fine after I work up a load for iut but my wife has far too many plans for me to get that done this year... 1:10 is suposed to be best for 180 gr plus bullets, of course bullet length wil factor into that
The difference in recoil between a sporter weight 30-06,and a sporter weight 7mmremmag is hardly worth buying a new gun.If he is now going to use a lightweight 30-06,the recoil may very well be greater than with his 7mmremag.
You would have been far better off installing a limbsaver,and using 140gr bullets.
Maybe he should get a .243, 6mm, .260, 6.5x55, 7mm08, something that recoils less than a 7mm Rem mag, the .30-06 is not one of them.......
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In my weatherby sub moa 3006 i use 165 gr Hornandy light mags, they are perfect for elk or deer and any shootable range really.
In my weatherby sub moa 3006 i use 165 gr Hornandy light mags, they are perfect for elk or deer and any shootable range really.
I used a Winchester Silvertip 180gr in my T3 in .30/06 and that moose went down. Recoil is a bit more with 180gr but for the occasional shooter it isn't that big a deal. But by all means buy a Limbsaver pad for it. The stock ones are like a hockey puck! You can also get the Remington Core Lokt in reduced loads for the .30/06. Federal also loads a lighter round.
Where are you guys shooting these animals that your getting "ground meat" ??? Aim for the vitals and its going to go down with minimal meat damage. When I say minimal I mean the meat between the ribs that almost no one saves anyway.
150 or 165s
150 or 165s
