.30-06 Loads

Wooohoooo!!! MY .30-06 dies are on the way! Now all i need is powder. I got some 150 grain partitions for my b-day! What do you guys think for .30-06? I was thinking some Winnie 748. I want an accurate load, not a hyper-velocity magnum load!

NH_Hunter

NH - My favourite .30-06 load thus far is 48gr IMR3031 powder behind a 165 grain Remington core-lokt flat base soft point bullet using W-W brass and Win. large rifle primer. I got this load out of the Lyman #47 manual and is listed as a max. load for the 165 grain bullet [their test bullet was a Nosler BTSP].

It is also listed as a "factory duplication load". It is rated for ~ 2800 fps from a 24" barrel. I haven't chronographed it [yet]. However, I've shot it in a Win 70 sporter with 22" barrel, a Win 70 XTR with 24" barrel and a Rem 700 ADL "carbine" with 20" barrel. Will do < 1" in all of those, if I do my part. Also, no pressure signs on the brass or primer, which is good.

Remington 700 ADL .30-06 with Bushnell Trophy 3-9x40mm scope.

I do like Win 748 powder too & have used it with great success in both the 7mm-08 Rem. and .308 Win. I see loads using it for the .30-06 in my manual as well, but since the IMR3031 is working so well in my chosed bullet weight, and I have an 8# keg of it, I'm going to stay with it, I think.

Good luck with your loading. You have chosen a great bullet in the Nosler Partition for your .30-06 loads. Remember, start well under max. and work up slow, checking for those pressure signs! Be careful, but enjoy!

Regards, Marcus.

Ahhh, come on TJ.  I've been called a "speed freak" (and worse) long enough, because of my love for things of a faster nature, that I think I've earned the right to occasionally take a poke, when the opportunity arrises, at the good guys and gals who choose to stick with the standards, don'tcha think? 

Anyway, I love the .30-06.  Without it, we'd have never gotten to some really good cartridges     ...     the .25-06     ...     the .35 Whelen AI.  I'm sure there are others I could come up with if I thought about it.  Chat with ya later.  >>  klallen

I had good luck with H4350 and didn't look further.

"yeah k what bout the .308,243,7-08 all cousins of the 30-06. "

That must be a Arkansas family

Well NH_Hunter, you are going to enjoy that '06, for sure! W748 should do fine, but I like 760 better behind the 150 grainer. Somewhere around 59/60 grains gives me cloverleafs and decent velocities, depending on which '06 I'm shooting. As tj already stated, IMR 4350 also works well. Another one I have been working with lately is Vihtavuori N-150, and it shows real promise. The 30-06 is so versatile when it comes to powders, There are probably 20 that will work fine. Now that I have caused some confusion, I'll just bow out! Regards, Eagleye.

NH,

    I had .28" group center to center with my Ruger MK77II  using RL22. 

Spot

klallen wrote: Ahhh, come on TJ.  I've been called a "speed freak" (and worse) long enough, because of my love for things of a faster nature, that I think I've earned the right to occasionally take a poke, when the opportunity arrises, at the good guys and gals who choose to stick with the standards, don'tcha think?  Anyway, I love the .30-06.  Without it, we'd have never gotten to some really good cartridges     ...     the .25-06     ...     the .35 Whelen AI.  I'm sure there are others I could come up with if I thought about it.  Chat with ya later.  >>  klallen

Klallen - Yeah, not to mention the .270 or anything. LOL!

Hey NH - That IMR4350 is a great powder for sure, just like TJ said! I use it in my .300 Win Mag [70 grains behind a 180 gr SP] and it prints!

Regards, Marcus.

"Klallen - Yeah, not to mention the .270 or anything. LOL! "

Blah Blah Blah     ...     I can't heeear you, Marcus.  (finger plugging ear)     ...     Blah Blah Blah

Nasty Canadians, anyway.    I gotta get rid of that damn cartridge before it causes any more problems.  .35 Whelen AI, here I come.  >>  korey

NH,

I have found 4350 of some stripe to be excellent with 165 grain and heavier bullets. With 180's I have dabbled with 4831 of both flavors. I have also tried 760 and 414 with the 150's, and I think if it's speed you want, you'll get it there. When considering 748, 3031, 4895, and 4064 I think all of these have great accuracy potential with 150's. Most of them will strut their stuff in the accuracy department with loads somewhere between 2700 and 2800 FPS. I'm currently loading 150's with 4064 and keeping them pretty mild but still in the 2700 FPS range. Plenty of sauce for deer out to 200 yards or so. Remember the original .30/06 was about 200 FPS short of today's loads, and it established the cartridge's reputation.AW 

Read the posts above you fella seems like 4350 is the wat to go !

    let me know how you do I have tried a few other powders and most Do ok in an 06 but 4350 has been great in every 06 I have owned.

     ...tj3006