30-06 QL Help Please and any help from the stands would be great too.

[salmonchaser]

That rifle has always been fast and accurate. Me, I take lucky every time.

 

[DrMike]

IMR4064 and 150 grain bullets is a classic combination in the 30-06. I don't use it as much here in northern BC as there is always a possibility I can meet larger game, and I want to have the extra certainty of extra mass. Still a good combination and better than a stick in the eye if you were meeting something with claws and teeth that took an exception to your presence.

 

[clearwater]

Thank you everyone for your replies and Dr Mike for the QL data. I kind of feel late to the party with this century plus year old cartridge. Modern rifles, powders and bullets certainly add some spice to the old girl.

Guy I did watch that Ultimate Reloader episode, I enjoyed it a lot. Gavin is a clever dude and that was one great year for you, congrats on the many successful hunts. Great pics too.

I have just about finished reading W.D.M Bell’s The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter. With what he accomplished with a 7x57 and getting close to game makes you appreciate sometimes just how much hype there is around today’s cartridges.

The 30-06 copied the 7x57.

 

[Johnly]

And the 7x57 was based off the early version of the 8x57 that was loaded with .318" bullets.

Patrone 88 - Wikipedia

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[Alaska]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick one. I have just recently purchased my first 30-06 and took it to the range today. I was just breaking it in and it is showing enormous promise. I loaded 55 grains of H4350 behind some left over Hornady 178 ELDM's. 9 shots chronographed at an average of 2,722fps with an sd of 6.3fps. Accuracy was really nice. Barrel length is 26 inches. I was wondering how much harder I can lean on this load.

I also have a bunch of 165NBT's loaded behind H4350 and was wondering what the pressure and velocity looks like if you push to 65,000psi and if it really makes much difference compared to 60,000psi? I was planning on swapping out the NBT's to accubonds depending on the game I was chasing.

Other powders I have available to me are Varget, H4831sc, H1000.

Any thoughts or advice from those who have used the 30-06 would be greatly appreciated. From my first little shoot today, I am wondering why it has taken me so long to own one.

Thanks for any help.

Suggest 56.0 with 178/180

 

[Aussie Wanderer]

Suggest 56.0 with 178/180

is that H4350?

 

[Alaska]

is that H4350?

Either H4350 or IMR 4350 same charge

 

[Firebird24]

Since you mentioned Bell and his African wandering-I have taken kudu (for example) with both .30-06 and 7mm-08 (7x57 equivalent.) Bullet placement and understanding anatomy are much more important than calibers and bullets.
My pet load uses IMR 4350 but it looks like you don’t have it or can’t find it, but a 165gr bullet with it anyway. Love My old -06, they are wonderfully efficient

 

[Aussie Wanderer]

IMR 4350 is a problem, but H4350 we can get literally any time over here. Great photos and thanks for sharing. I find myself these days moving to more efficient cartridges and those that don't need muzzle brakes to tame...though I do have a soft spot for a light 300RUM I own that would be a menace to shoot without one.