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30 06 handloads

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lhensler

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#1
I'm looking for a good combination to start with loading the 30 06. I see alot of info for the .308 of course but not the 30 06. I would like you guys to give me your input if anyone still uses the 30 06 for longe range shooting. Now I know every rifle has it's own sweet spot and you have to work up loads with different components, I'm just looking for a general starting point.
Thanks in advance,
LH
 
#2
Re: 30 06 handloads

Two big -06 shooters here would be MontanaMarine and USSR. There are others, but I remember these two off the top of my head. Check out their posts and if all else fails, search and some good loads will pop up.

What type of rifle? Barrel length?

One that MM sent me was 61 grns RE22 and 190 SMK. Case and primers that you got.

Don't listen to me on this load however, look up those two for their information.

YMMV
 
#4
Re: 30 06 handloads

Thanks DHD. I have a Remington 700 with 24 inch fluted barrel, mounted in a Mcmillan HTG that's bedded, Jewell trigger set at 1 lb.Planning on mounting a Mark 4 Leupold 10X M3 with the Mark 4 mounts and rings.
 
#5
Re: 30 06 handloads

Anything in the 190-210gr range over about a full case of RL22 is usually a good combo.


My favorite is a moly'd 208 AMax over 61gr RL22 in a neck-sized Norma or Win case, lit with a CCI 200 primer. It makes 2720 fps from a 22.4" bbl, and the .648 BC retains velocity very well.

Typical 100yd accuracy, this is with roughly 4500 rounds down the pipe.
3006208AMax100yds.jpg


Very nice 1000 yd load, and I stretch this load out to a mile for shits n giggles. It's surprisingly consistent out there. 73 moa el correction at 4500' el. MK4 16X has the legs for it.

Here are load notes for some of the bullets/powders I've worked up in my rifle.

30-06 Reload Data

22.4" bbl

------------------------------------------------------------------
Hornady 110gr V-Max, moly'd
Brass: Norma
OAL 3.20"
Reloader-15
63 gr - 3570 fps
------------------------------------------------------------------
Barnes 130gr TTSX, moly'd
Brass: Norma
OAL: 3.26"
Reloader-15
59.0 gr - 3195 fps
60.0 gr - 3255 fps
61.0 gr - 3315 fps
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Lapua 155gr Scenar, moly'd
Brass: Norma
OAL: 3.30" (3.35" OAL kisses lands, 15Feb08)
Reloader-15
57 gr - 3030 fps (3120 fps via 24”, Win brass)
58 gr - 3110 fps
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Nosler 200gr Accubond, moly’d
Brass: Win
OAL 3.40”
CCI 200
Reloader-22
60 gr – 2710 fps (24” bbl)
------------------------------------------------------------------

Hornady 208gr AMax, moly'd
Brass: Norma
OAL: 3.46" (3.47" OAL kisses lands, 15Feb08)
CCI-200 primer
Reloader-22
60 gr - 2660 fps - 57K psi
61 gr - 2710 fps - 62K psi
62 gr - 2765 fps - 66K psi
63 gr - 2800 fps - 70K psi, flattening primer
64 gr - 2850 fps - 74K psi, flattening primer, brass flow in ejector, .002" web expansion
-----------------------------------------------------------------



Berger 210gr VLD, moly'd
Brass: Norma
OAL: 3.34" (3.41" OAL kisses lands, 15Feb08)

Reloader-22
60 gr - 2620 fps
----------------------------------------------------------------
Sierra 240gr Matchking
OAL: 3.25"
Brass: Remington
Reloader-22
56.0gr – 2520
 
#8
Re: 30 06 handloads

MontanaMarine turned me onto the RL-22 and 208 Amax, it's a very very viable long range round.

My 26" 1:10 gets 2885fps from 59.5gr of RL-22 with 208's, after letting one round cook for 45sec due to a wind gust I got a single round at 3059 fps. I was amazed.

I like H4350 for 178's, I can't actually get enough powder into a R-P case to make an overpressure load with RL-22

There's a thread that some of us have been trying to bolster a little in the reloading depot subforum.

Here's a link to it, there's many more loads obviously. I got my middleweight bullet loading data from Hodgdon's and Alliant's websites.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1111823#Post1111823
 
#13
Re: 30 06 handloads

Howa 30-06 1-10 26"
208 A-MAX
53g H 4350
Fed 210 primers
Hornady brass

Just loaded, not seen how it would do, could not find R22
had to try something differant. Well See???
 
#15
Re: 30 06 handloads

What's the old saying? "Not too many problems that cant be fixed with $500 and a 30'06"
smile.gif
One of my shooting pards has a 40X chambered in '06. He shot the best 500yrd grp ever shot on my range, you could have covered the 3 shot grp with a half dollar easy. Maybe a quarter,sure wish he would have measured. Of course I told him he as a pussy for not shooting two more times. I'm sorry I cant help much with the load but I think he was using 4064 and 175 MK's in Norma brass, its been a while. I'll try and find out the rest of the info and post it here. Always luved the '06.

okie
 
#16
Re: 30 06 handloads

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: okiefired</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What's the old saying? "Not too many problems that cant be fixed with $500 and a 30'06"
smile.gif
One of my shooting pards has a 40X chambered in '06. He shot the best 500yrd grp ever shot on my range, you could have covered the 3 shot grp with a half dollar easy. Maybe a quarter,sure wish he would have measured. Of course I told him he as a pussy for not shooting two more times. I'm sorry I cant help much with the load but I think he was using 4064 and 175 MK's in Norma brass, its been a while. I'll try and find out the rest of the info and post it here. Always luved the '06.

okie </div></div>

Jeff Cooper's daughter published that IIRC, and it was "There's not too many things that can't be fixed, with $700 and a thirty-ought six"... I could be out to lunch though, who knows.

Glad I could help out. The guy using H4350 and 208's. I use that powder for hunting loads with the 178 Amax. I get 2915 avg. MV from 57gr of powder out of Win brass. It doesn't have quite the legs a 208 @ 2885 does, but I don't need mile-shot loads to kill the little PA deer inside of 400.

I'd guess that with my barrel I would be around 2750 with a 208 and H4350, certainly nothing to sneeze at.
 
#18
Re: 30 06 handloads

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: okiefired</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What's the old saying? "Not too many problems that cant be fixed with $500 and a 30'06"
smile.gif
One of my shooting pards has a 40X chambered in '06. He shot the best 500yrd grp ever shot on my range, you could have covered the 3 shot grp with a half dollar easy. Maybe a quarter,sure wish he would have measured. Of course I told him he as a pussy for not shooting two more times. I'm sorry I cant help much with the load but I think he was using 4064 and 175 MK's in Norma brass, its been a while. I'll try and find out the rest of the info and post it here. Always luved the '06.

okie </div></div>

OK, finally got hold of him and here's the load;

58gr. Hodgkins 4350
Winchester brass
BR 2 prmers
175 SMK's
.002 off the lands in a 10 twist barrel that's 27.25" long (factory 40X barrel).

Hav'nt crony'ed it yet but will on the next trip, possibly a week from today. Nothing special but Its a hell of a combo though and very consistant from his rifle.

okie
 
#19
Re: 30 06 handloads

These are my current loads:
26" hart barrel with JP enterprise brake
all loads with mil brass and magtech primers
178gr A-max
59gr rl-19 --- 2872fps
49gr imr 4064 --- 2804fps
57gr imr 4350 --- 2945fps
the most accurate so far seems to be the 4064
 
#21
Re: 30 06 handloads

Long range shooting in a lite weight barrel
175gr smk win cases 210M 58gr RL-22 sub group shot to 1000yds
with 2677fps....
180gr sgk win cases WLR 56 3/4gr H4350 sub group best group yet
still working on it.......
 
#22
Re: 30 06 handloads

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: okiefired</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: okiefired</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What's the old saying? "Not too many problems that cant be fixed with $500 and a 30'06"
smile.gif
One of my shooting pards has a 40X chambered in '06. He shot the best 500yrd grp ever shot on my range, you could have covered the 3 shot grp with a half dollar easy. Maybe a quarter,sure wish he would have measured. Of course I told him he as a pussy for not shooting two more times. I'm sorry I cant help much with the load but I think he was using 4064 and 175 MK's in Norma brass, its been a while. I'll try and find out the rest of the info and post it here. Always luved the '06.

okie </div></div>

OK, finally got hold of him and here's the load;

58gr. Hodgkins 4350
Winchester brass
BR 2 prmers
175 SMK's
.002 off the lands in a 10 twist barrel that's 27.25" long (factory 40X barrel).

Hav'nt crony'ed it yet but will on the next trip, possibly a week from today. Nothing special but Its a hell of a combo though and very consistant from his rifle.

okie </div></div>


Well, we finally got out the the range Monday. A 20 shot string averaged 3010 fps.
 
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