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One powder to rule them all (30-06)?
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1626414" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Reloder 17 and RL 22 are good powders for the -06 with 180 grain bullets, but I emailed Speer for their data on the 200 grain HotCor and they sent me data for RL26 and IMR 4350 which is as follows: Max charge of 54.0 grains of IMR 4350 for 2475fps and max charge of RL26 of 57.8 grains for a velocity of 2667 fps. Alliant reloading guide also lists Reloder 16 for the 180 grain Partition and the Speer Spitzer Softpoint (HotCor) with good load density (above 55.5 grains as a max) and velocities at or very close to 2800fps from I assume a 24 inch barrel. You'd get about 70fps less in a 22 inch tube. Go to the Alliant or Hodgdon Websites and review their recipes for the -06. Speer and Alliant are owned by the same corp. and Hodgden owns IMR and Winchester powders now. Also, you might try the Sierra 200 grain Gameking if you want real penetration and long range performance from the 30-06 Springfield. I've used it for shots here in Colorado at steel out to 600 yards on the range I'm a member of and it is highly accurate from a modified 03-a3 with a 24 inch barrel or a Ruger M77 MkII, both using 3X10 Shepherd Scopes and 54 grains of IMR 4350. Muzzle velocities measured with a Chrony are at about 2600 from the A3 and 2540 or so from the Ruger with the 22 inch barrel. The thing to remember is that you're going to need mass and density to reliably kill elk at anything beyond 200 yards. The -06 with 180 to 200 grain bullets gives you that. Personally, I hunt elk with a 35 Whelen and either Sierra 225 grain bullets at 2700+ fps or the Speer 250 grain HotCor at around 2675 fps.</p><p>I also took the time to review the energy and velocity for these 200 grain bullets at 450 yards. The Speer generates about 1930 footpounds of energy, while the Sierra exceeds 2,000 ftlbs at the same distance at an altitude of 8,000 feet (assuming you're hunting here). That will give you adequate killing power and the trajectory with either bullet is vertually the same with a drop of 32 inches at 400 yards and 43 to 44 inches at 450 yards. That's more than adequate for elk at these distances at altitudes above 8,000 feet. And if the RL 26 works good with the 200 grain bullets, it should be great with 180 grain bullets, too. I hope this is close to what you're looking for. But I wouldn't stay with just one powder for the -06. It limits its versititility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1626414, member: 60453"] Reloder 17 and RL 22 are good powders for the -06 with 180 grain bullets, but I emailed Speer for their data on the 200 grain HotCor and they sent me data for RL26 and IMR 4350 which is as follows: Max charge of 54.0 grains of IMR 4350 for 2475fps and max charge of RL26 of 57.8 grains for a velocity of 2667 fps. Alliant reloading guide also lists Reloder 16 for the 180 grain Partition and the Speer Spitzer Softpoint (HotCor) with good load density (above 55.5 grains as a max) and velocities at or very close to 2800fps from I assume a 24 inch barrel. You'd get about 70fps less in a 22 inch tube. Go to the Alliant or Hodgdon Websites and review their recipes for the -06. Speer and Alliant are owned by the same corp. and Hodgden owns IMR and Winchester powders now. Also, you might try the Sierra 200 grain Gameking if you want real penetration and long range performance from the 30-06 Springfield. I've used it for shots here in Colorado at steel out to 600 yards on the range I'm a member of and it is highly accurate from a modified 03-a3 with a 24 inch barrel or a Ruger M77 MkII, both using 3X10 Shepherd Scopes and 54 grains of IMR 4350. Muzzle velocities measured with a Chrony are at about 2600 from the A3 and 2540 or so from the Ruger with the 22 inch barrel. The thing to remember is that you're going to need mass and density to reliably kill elk at anything beyond 200 yards. The -06 with 180 to 200 grain bullets gives you that. Personally, I hunt elk with a 35 Whelen and either Sierra 225 grain bullets at 2700+ fps or the Speer 250 grain HotCor at around 2675 fps. I also took the time to review the energy and velocity for these 200 grain bullets at 450 yards. The Speer generates about 1930 footpounds of energy, while the Sierra exceeds 2,000 ftlbs at the same distance at an altitude of 8,000 feet (assuming you're hunting here). That will give you adequate killing power and the trajectory with either bullet is vertually the same with a drop of 32 inches at 400 yards and 43 to 44 inches at 450 yards. That's more than adequate for elk at these distances at altitudes above 8,000 feet. And if the RL 26 works good with the 200 grain bullets, it should be great with 180 grain bullets, too. I hope this is close to what you're looking for. But I wouldn't stay with just one powder for the -06. It limits its versititility. [/QUOTE]
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