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.

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