new barrel for the 30/06 ????

[Big Squeeze]

the slower burning powders give more velocity than do the faster burns.

So, if you are going to rebarrel, why not rebarrel to take advantage of the slower burning powders, with a longer barrel.

B_S, you keep talking about the same load in two different rifles with different barrel lenght's. I don't care what they will both do with the same load. I care what they will do with the best load for each rifle.

The longer the barrel (to an extent), the greater the utility of the slow, and as you mentioned, often more accurate, powders.

Weather to use the same powder or switch due to barrel length is all realitive. Going from a 26" to a 24", sure use the same powder. But going from a 26" to 16" barrel, time to switch to a faster powder, more optimized for that barrel length.

......................The faster powders may be more "efficient" in the faster barrels as far as velocity to the grains used is concerned and be more accurate. But stating from just a velocity standpoint alone, the slower burners will get more velocity from the shorter and the longer tubes.

 

[Big Squeeze]

Oooops!..........More efficient in shorter barrels that is, not in the faster barrels (typo) error that I stated in my above post.

 

[Larry in SD]

I've been hunting with and shooting Speciality Pistols since 1982. In most cases the powder that performs the best (ie highest velocity and best accuracy) in a Rifle Length Barrel will produce the best results (ie highest velocity and best accuracy) in the handgun length barrel also.

I load for a buddies 15" T/C Encore chambered in .284 Winchester. We have tried a few different powders in it and the best combination we have come up with so far uses Hodgdon H-4831SC pushing 140gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips.

Larry