.30-06, 180gr Bullets, favorite powder?

[shootist~]

Another cool thing about the 30-06 is the ability to make inexpensive and lower recoil practice loads with 150 grain bullets.

I got lucky with my Tikka. A load using 150 Hornady FMJ-BTs prints to almost exactly the same POA/POI as my 180 gr A-Frames. Same (H) 4350, at 56.0 grains, and COL per the Hornady manual. Rem brass, 2,789 fps.

I'm curious if the Hornady 150 FMJ would be a good load for the Tiny Ten.(?)

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Hi Phil!!!
Greetings to you!
I might you should use the 308 win...
You´re wife will be gratefull!!! hahaha!!!
Do you develop any load with 165 gn bullets? I remember a post time ago....
Whath happened ?

Started her on 308 Win actually. She’s graduated up the ladder a bit. Hoping to get her to 375HH eventually.

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Started her on 308 Win actually. She’s graduated up the ladder a bit. Hoping to get her to 375HH eventually.

Whow!!! .375 it´s a BIG DEAL....
Step by step,. my friend, "paso a paso"... Starting with lighter pills, slower powders, soft charges, etc etc you should reach the goal

However, the 308 it´s a great shot at all!...
I´m very pleased and comfortable with my "shorty"...
I I should take the time to open a post about my development, step by step, with lead cast bullets and duplex charging on the 308
I´m very happy with it

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

I'm curious if the Hornady 150 FMJ would be a good load for the Tiny Ten.(?)

Whath means "tiny Ten"?
Sorry... I live in Argentina, there are a lot of nicknames I don´t know and it´s difficult to understand a lot.... a LOT of things hahaha

 

[shootist~]

Whath means "tiny Ten"?
Sorry... I live in Argentina, there are a lot of nicknames I don´t know and it´s difficult to understand a lot.... a LOT of things hahaha

I'm no expert, but there is good explanation and pics of the tiny ten in the below thread.

Intro to hunting the Tiny-ten

A PH for the bow-hunter: The tiny ten: The tiny ten is probably the most difficult of all species to collect with a bow. They comprise of the following animals: Common Duiker, Red Duiker, Blue Duiker, Steenbuck, Oribi, Sharps Grysbok, Cape Grysbok, Suni, Klipspringer and Dik-dik. Many bow...

www.africahunting.com

 

[jwp475]

With 180 grains I run Federal 210 primers in Winchester brass and 57.5 grains of H-4350

 

[jwp475]

I use 57.5 grains H-4350 behind 180's and 59 grains behind 165/168

 

[Shootist43]

I thought we just "did" this. My favorite load for an '06 is a 180 Gr. Hornady Round Nose bullet pushed by 54.7 Gn. of Win. 760. This load will shoot a 10 shot (cold barrel) group well under an inch out of my old Remington 742.

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

I'm no expert, but there is good explanation and pics of the tiny ten in the below thread.

Intro to hunting the Tiny-ten

A PH for the bow-hunter: The tiny ten: The tiny ten is probably the most difficult of all species to collect with a bow. They comprise of the following animals: Common Duiker, Red Duiker, Blue Duiker, Steenbuck, Oribi, Sharps Grysbok, Cape Grysbok, Suni, Klipspringer and Dik-dik. Many bow...

www.africahunting.com

Aaaaah!!! Ok ok thanks to you!
There are the opposite to the "big five" hahaha

 

[Yosin]

I've used all the listed powders of others with good results in three different rifles. My old Springfield 30-06 has a somewhat "slow" barrel with a slight wear in the rifling. It does well with IMR4350 and H4350. A load of Western Ramshot Hunter, 58gns, gives an average of 2,704 fps, very comparable to the 4350's. Load data suggests Hunter with 60gns is maximum.

 

[Rick Cox]

Well it's NASCAR's championship weekend here in Phoenix. I'm a big fan and attend all of the races.

So I took the day off today for a long weekend, but started it with a day at the range with the new to me .30-06. My 165gr NF load that I used with our other .30-06 was okay, could hunt with it. But not as accurate as with the older rifle.

But I also loaded up a bunch of 180gr NF softs and IMR4350. Found a nice group at 54gr and +/- 0.5gr from there was okay too. Some more tweaking to do, but I think we'll have a NF load in short order with the IMR4350. May try to load them also with H4831 for giggles.

Now if I could just lay my hands on some 180gr A-Frames......

Have you tried Swifts Scirocco 2's? Real killers and accurate.

 

[Yosin]

I have tried the Scirocco 2's but have not have success with their accuracy. Development continues and I'll experiment more with their seating depth. I had good accuracy with the original Scirocco, .270 130gn and it performed well on deer.

 

[raimanparoni]

Vihtavuori N-160 for 165gr and heavier, and Vihtavuori N-140 for 155gr and lighter. My favourite loads are 54.5gr VV-N160 for molycoated Norma Oryx 200gr (Short distance) and 60gr VV-N160 165gr Nosler Accubond (long distance)

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I can't believe this thread started in 2021 and it's taken me so long to get loads developed for this rifle. This M70 has definitely been the finickiest I've worked with, but it seems I'm there. Accuracy with a 180gr North Fork is pretty solid, I usually can get a little better, the 165gr version is pretty tight. Both of these loads using IMR4350. The charge I'll just say is a bit below what Nosler publishes as max for their .30-06 loads in these bullet weights. First pic is the 180gr, second is the 165gr.

 

[Safari Dave]

IMR4350 seems to work fine for me.

 

[Puddle]

Thru multiple 180 grain cup-core, and bonded bullets including A-Frame and Northfork I've relied on H4350.
BTW, the 165-grain load looks pretty good.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Thru multiple 180 grain cup-core, and bonded bullets including A-Frame and Northfork I've relied on H4350.
BTW, the 165-grain load looks pretty good.

Yah I'd hunt with that 165 load in a heartbeat. I'd like to use the heavier bullet. I've not chronographed either yet. I look for accuracy first then look at speed just to know.

You'd think the 165gr load would be faster. But it's only a 0.4gr larger load than the 180 load. And when I look at the velocities on Nosler's online manual, do a little figuring, and well I'm not sure if there will be much if any increase in velocity over the 180's. But the grouping is tighter and today's results were basically confirming repeatability of last week's results.

That said, the 180 results don't wow me, but I believe they're still fine for hunting.

 

[Safari Dave]

I think the 165g bullet is the "sweet spot" in a .30/06.

I have found the penetration and expansion of "cup & core" bullets in 165g to be great.

 

[Joker12]

My go to powder in the '06 with 180gr bullets has been IMR4831 ever since I bought my first chronograph.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

My go to powder in the '06 with 180gr bullets has been IMR4831 ever since I bought my first chronograph.

Thanks, if I can find some, I may give it a go.