The 30-06 with heavies.
- Thread starter chuck nelson
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The Outsider
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Pretty good velocity for a 200 grain bullet out of a 30-06.
I might have to get some of that powder, I've got a bunch of 200 grain Accubonds, and a couple of 30-06's.
I might have to get some of that powder, I've got a bunch of 200 grain Accubonds, and a couple of 30-06's.
The velocities are realistic. My pet load with the 200 Partition for a couple of decades has been:
WW Super cases, R-P 9½M Primer, 59 grains of Norma MRP. Velocity in my 24" barrel is 2735, and
it shoots sub moa. Thumper load in the venerable old '06. Dave.
WW Super cases, R-P 9½M Primer, 59 grains of Norma MRP. Velocity in my 24" barrel is 2735, and
it shoots sub moa. Thumper load in the venerable old '06. Dave.
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These loads are not compressed.
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Alliant says it is a dense powder but that is impressive.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
A 200 gr. NP bullet at 2750 fps would be excellent for elk and moose and bears. Well done. I have never tried RL 26, but the concept is intriguing.
I got similar velocities with the 200grn bullets over CCI250 primers and 57 grains of RL25. Accuracy is very good as well. My rifle, Antonio Zoli, prefers flat base bullets.
No compression of the load at all. Fills the case, Lapua, to the base of the seated bullet.
I've yet to recover a bullet, to get a good look at expansion. Exit holes on Elk boiler rooms are about 3cm or the width of a rib. Haven't found many bits, during cleaning.
The bullets I use are Speer Mag Tips.
No compression of the load at all. Fills the case, Lapua, to the base of the seated bullet.
I've yet to recover a bullet, to get a good look at expansion. Exit holes on Elk boiler rooms are about 3cm or the width of a rib. Haven't found many bits, during cleaning.
The bullets I use are Speer Mag Tips.
Good timing on a thread like this... i just re scoped my "heavy 30-06" with the 250gr Hornady SP....... Yup , its a 35 Whelen....
However i have my LH abolt an i thought about how the 06 stacks up against say the 35 whelen when it comes to "heavy" in the 06 class.... i witnesed some big 250gr projies lug through some solid rings of hardwood behind my target with impressive results with recovered projie........ an it had me thinking, my Whelen is pushin 250gr at around 2400 fps..... some reloads for 200gr .35whelen are in the 2700fps range aswell....
Do i need more than a 180gr PPSN in 30-06? more than likely No - unless i were to hunt Buffalo again.
Nice to know the 30-06 is certainly in the game with the 200gr class! for if i needed the buffalo gun
However i have my LH abolt an i thought about how the 06 stacks up against say the 35 whelen when it comes to "heavy" in the 06 class.... i witnesed some big 250gr projies lug through some solid rings of hardwood behind my target with impressive results with recovered projie........ an it had me thinking, my Whelen is pushin 250gr at around 2400 fps..... some reloads for 200gr .35whelen are in the 2700fps range aswell....
Do i need more than a 180gr PPSN in 30-06? more than likely No - unless i were to hunt Buffalo again.
Nice to know the 30-06 is certainly in the game with the 200gr class! for if i needed the buffalo gun
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
