Which .30 Cal. Barnes?

[ILoveBigRacks]

I just picked up a few boxes of 150 gr TSX bullets - anyone loading these up for their .30-06 or is that weight more suited to a .308?

 

[Bishopus]

I loaded up a batch of the 150 gr TSX for my .30-06, nothing wrong with that weight at all! It's a perfect deer+coyote 'opportunity' round if you're hunting a new area and might see a deer at 250+ yards, or at 50, or might get into a pack of 'yotes. Loaded to 3050-3100 fps you'll get ballistics very close to the definitive 130 grain load in the .270 Win, with a lot more frontal area and excellent penetration.

It's my go-to weight in the .308 also, but love the extra oomph from the '06 loading.

 

[Gatehouse]

I'd have no problem shooting a moose or elk wiht a 150gr TSX

 

[todbartell]

neither would I, but a 30-06 can shoot a 168 at 2800 fps still, and it has a bit higher BC

if I had a 300 Savage or 308 Win, Id never look past 150 TSX
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