good all purpose 30-06 load.

[Buckinrut25]

I'm sitting at my loading bench getting to load up some ammo for 5 different 30-06 rifles to do some target shooting this weekend. Trying to keep the brass and load data strait for all of them is annoying. I am wondering have any of you stumbled on a pet load that shoots well in about any rifle you try? I'm not looking for razors edge accuracy just around MOA out to 800yds max. I want to flr brass and keep it simple. I have a wide spread of powders and bullets. Any thoughts?

 

[Wile E Coyote]

I've had several '06's over the years; all Remington 700's and one Remington 760 - late 50's vintage. The load following shot well in all of them. By "well" I mean if I do my part, 1 MOA is easily achieved from factory barrels.


R-P Brass cleaned and FL resized with .002" shoulder bump.
CCI -200 primer (I've also used Rem 9 1/2 too)
57 gn H4350
Sierra 155 MatchKing or similar. I've got a few loaded with Berger 155 VLDs at the moment.

Seat bullet to book COAL

Haven't seen an factory 06 that didn't shoot this load well. Probably could be tuned a bit to shoot better but, for me, it has knocked down all the game I've ever used it on. It ain't broke so I don't fix it.

Pete





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[Trnelson]

A one-load-for-five-rifle-load-that's-MOA-to-800, this ought to be good, I'm tagging in...

 

[gohring3006]

56.5 grns IMR 4350 178 Amax. 3.35 coal. This has shot very well in three 30-06's I have loaded for, you cant seem to go wrong, with the 4350's and 180-200 grn. Bullets..

 

[clark270]

What kind of rifles are you using? All factory?

 

[Buckinrut25]

Savage 110, savage 111, 2 Remington 700, and a custom built mauser. Factory barrels on all but the mauser. Mauser is a 28in krieger barrel.

 

[alaska]

My standard hunting load for 30 years

IMR 4350 @ 56.0
180 gr Nosler Part
WW brass
Fed 210 primer

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

57 i4350 and 165 hdy bullets has been sub moa for me in 3 different '06 rifles...
I haven't shot the load in my current '06 as I'm saving my better bullets for my 300, but I will soon... this rifle isn't liking table scraps from the big 30's I have

 

[sourdough44]

One of the 4350's and a 165 grn bullet would be my choice for most deer hunting. I'd go 180 for heavier game.

 

[roninflag]

Buckin- lapua brass, 50.5 grains of varget, 210M, 168 ballistic tip , .030 off the lands. i use this in three 30-06s . . i do subtitute a 168 ballistic silver tip, 168 berger, 167scenar. also, i sometimes subtitute Br-2 Primer.