I have always been a believer in the 30.06. It is the rifle I grew up and have shot for pert near 40 years. I have always used a 150 grain round but have struggled with the issue of lost meat if the shot was not perfectly placed. When my beloved Ruger 30.06 would no longer hold a group and needed to be sent off for tuning, a friend convinced me to try the 300 Win instead of just buying another 30.06. I also own a Remington 06 that my son uses. He also convinced me that I needed to use heavier bullets for both weapons. The most important advice he gave me was to start using Nosler partitions for both calibers. I started learning to reload this summer so I loaded partitions in 165 grains for the 06 and 180 grains for the 300.
The reults? On the range both rifles sighted in to a quarter sized group. In the field? The results have been phenomenal. We have a normal size entrance wound, a 50 cent piece size exit wound and almost no lost meat. The best part is that the kills have been very, very clean.
I am believer. Not only will we use only Nosler Partitions in the big game rifles, but also in the 22-250 for use on larger varmints.
The reults? On the range both rifles sighted in to a quarter sized group. In the field? The results have been phenomenal. We have a normal size entrance wound, a 50 cent piece size exit wound and almost no lost meat. The best part is that the kills have been very, very clean.
I am believer. Not only will we use only Nosler Partitions in the big game rifles, but also in the 22-250 for use on larger varmints.
