Aussie Wanderer
Handloader
- May 5, 2022
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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.
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.