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One powder to rule them all (30-06)?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1638945" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>The 200-grain bullets really perform well in the 30-06. I've never been a fan of the lighter bullets in this cartridge, but have used 150's a lot in the .308. ( I haven't done that in decades, though. I went to 180's long ago, and that's still my preferred heavy bullet for the .308.) In the '06, it used to be that the 150 was the light bullet, and the 180 was the heavy, at least among hunters. Now people are seeing the benefits of going heavier in the larger-capacity 30 calibers, and 165 & 200-grains are the light & the heavy. That's fine with me. As shooters drift toward higher BC bullets, and hunters lean toward that <em>and</em> higher sectional density, this all improves downrange performance regardless of your sport. If a guy really likes 150-grain bullets smaller diameters are the way to go. Even in 7mm cartridges the long range crowd doesn't go much below 168 grains anymore. Sportsmen are definitely trending away from lighter bullets at high velocity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1638945, member: 109113"] The 200-grain bullets really perform well in the 30-06. I've never been a fan of the lighter bullets in this cartridge, but have used 150's a lot in the .308. ( I haven't done that in decades, though. I went to 180's long ago, and that's still my preferred heavy bullet for the .308.) In the '06, it used to be that the 150 was the light bullet, and the 180 was the heavy, at least among hunters. Now people are seeing the benefits of going heavier in the larger-capacity 30 calibers, and 165 & 200-grains are the light & the heavy. That's fine with me. As shooters drift toward higher BC bullets, and hunters lean toward that [I]and[/I] higher sectional density, this all improves downrange performance regardless of your sport. If a guy really likes 150-grain bullets smaller diameters are the way to go. Even in 7mm cartridges the long range crowd doesn't go much below 168 grains anymore. Sportsmen are definitely trending away from lighter bullets at high velocity. [/QUOTE]
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