Ballistic Tip for Elk and Mule Deer - 30-06

[JD338]

Nice shooting Paul!

JD338

 

[6mm Remington]

Just me but I would prefer the 165 gr. AccuBond, Partition, or 150 gr. E-tip. Same with 180 gr. Partition and AccuBond bullets in the 30-06 over the Ballistic Tip bullets. The BT's have been improved but I personally prefer the others over it.

 

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[Honest Albertan]

I've been loading 165 gr speer hotcore at 3.250 COAL mixed brass, Ginex large rifle primers with 56.5 gr of IMR 4350 and getting 1" groups at 100 yards. Loading the 165 TTSX the same but under 55 gr of IMR4350 im getting the same results. I thought i would shoot some old factory ammo to burn it up and to my surprise I was shooting 3 shot groups where the bullets holes were all touching with Winchester power point 150 gr. Should i keep trying to load for it ? Or stick with a factory ammo that is crazy accurate to my surprise.

 

[JD338]

There's nothing wrong with 1" groups. That level of accuracy will keep your freezer filled for ever.
Having said that, you can tweak your loads. Maybe adjust your charge weight, primer and seating depth. IMR4350 is a great powder but there are several others that would also work.

JD338

 

[RL338]

I've been loading 165 gr speer hotcore at 3.250 COAL mixed brass

Mixed brass and consistency don’t go together. I bet if you get a same lot of brass your handloads would easily mirror those factory loads.

 

[Honest Albertan]

I would do 6 of the same load with all hornady brass then all win brass etc. But still doing the same load with multiple brands of once fired etc.

 

[Honest Albertan]

There's nothing wrong with 1" groups. That level of accuracy will keep your freezer filled for ever.
Having said that, you can tweak your loads. Maybe adjust your charge weight, primer and seating depth. IMR4350 is a great powder but there are several others that would also work.

JD338

I have worked my way up from minimum suggested charge on Speers online reloading data and worked my way up to 57 gr but showed signs of pressure on the primers, creating nipples on them. So backed off to 56.5 an have had the best results there. I went a little longer but found 3.250 or a little shorter works best. Im no great shooter so i think alot is my error but with these loads i can get 2/3 bullets to touch frequently.