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recomended .30-'06 ammo?
Posted on 7/27/13 at 7:48 am
Posted on 7/27/13 at 7:48 am
someone on the OB a while back was recommending a 125 gr load he shoots in his .30-'06 (same cal. i shoot). all i've seen so far are the managed recoil loads in this grain weight which is not what i recall him recommending. can someone refresh me on this or post a link to the thread?
tia
tia
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Posted on 7/27/13 at 7:51 am to mack the knife
No reason to shoot a 125 out of a .30-06 IMHO. It's more of a varmint round. Shoot 150
Posted on 7/27/13 at 8:02 am to mack the knife
At midway USA
Out of stock but you get the idea
Out of stock but you get the idea
Posted on 7/27/13 at 8:19 am to mack the knife
180g core loct
Posted on 7/27/13 at 8:20 am to mack the knife
That one you're talking about probably still kicks pretty hard because its loaded so hot. Its a hand load.
European companies usually make some high quality ammo in oddball sizes. I'd look at lapua, privi, Norma, etc.
.30-06 is pretty rough on the shoulder. Do you have a good kick pad on your gun? The good ones like limb saver make a big difference.
European companies usually make some high quality ammo in oddball sizes. I'd look at lapua, privi, Norma, etc.
.30-06 is pretty rough on the shoulder. Do you have a good kick pad on your gun? The good ones like limb saver make a big difference.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 9:52 am to mack the knife
165 G CoreLokt has never let down .
Posted on 7/27/13 at 1:00 pm to mack the knife
Faxis is the man you're looking for, but you're not gonna find anything he shoots OTC. All hand rolled stuff.
Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:33 pm to mack the knife
Indeed, Faxis has had great results w/ high velocity 125 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips in the 30-06. The question is, how much recoil velocity reduction are you looking for? You can drop it a little by using a factory 150 grain load or a high velocity 125 grain bullet, but to get a significant drop, you'll have to either use factory reduced recoil loads or personally loaded reduced recoil loads.
Using this calculator (LINK ), I ran a comparison of recoil for 125 gr reduced recoil load, 125 grain full power load and 150 grain full power load . Gun wt constant at 8.5#. Muzzle velocity is 2450 fps, 3100 and 2800 fps.
125 gr reduced recoil=7.42 ft. lbs
125 gr full power=12.0 ft. lbs
150 grain full power=13.42 ft lbs
Reduced recoil loads can be very deadly. If distances are short range, (i.e. w/ in 200 yards), the trajectory is easily handled. Using a handloaded reduced recoil 308 load, my son once killed a deer 2-3 weeks after breaking a clavicle (on the recoil side).
I agree that a quality recoil pad would be very useful, but be sure the length of pull is also correct. Might even consider using a "sissy pad."
Using this calculator (LINK ), I ran a comparison of recoil for 125 gr reduced recoil load, 125 grain full power load and 150 grain full power load . Gun wt constant at 8.5#. Muzzle velocity is 2450 fps, 3100 and 2800 fps.
125 gr reduced recoil=7.42 ft. lbs
125 gr full power=12.0 ft. lbs
150 grain full power=13.42 ft lbs
Reduced recoil loads can be very deadly. If distances are short range, (i.e. w/ in 200 yards), the trajectory is easily handled. Using a handloaded reduced recoil 308 load, my son once killed a deer 2-3 weeks after breaking a clavicle (on the recoil side).
I agree that a quality recoil pad would be very useful, but be sure the length of pull is also correct. Might even consider using a "sissy pad."
This post was edited on 7/28/13 at 3:34 pm
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