What Would You Do ???

[Leo M]

I have a new synthetic stocked .30-06 rifle which is going to be my rainy day gun. I live in New Brunswick which is next door to Maine and our big game is the same in size and type, white tails and eastern moose.
My question is, would you develop a 150 grain for deer and a 180 for the moose or use a 165 grain for everything, either an AccuBond or Partition? One gun one load so to speak. Give me your thoughts please and thank you.

 

[rick smith]

Go with the 165 Partition/AccuBond. One point of impact, no confusion as to which you have loaded in the rifle.Rick.

 

[JD338]

I would go with the 180 gr for everything. You will get plenty of expansion on WT Deer with the 180 gr AB and PT bullets.
IMR / H4350, IMR / H 4831, and RL22 are all great powders.

JD338

 

[Powerstroke]

I heard " moose " in there.... I'd use the 180grainers for everything. The W/T won't know the difference between 150's 165's or 180's but the moose might.

 

[buckfever]

Go with the 180s.

 

[YoteSmoker]

I always use a 180 AccuBond for deer/elk combined season. My rifle likes stiff load of RL-22. My buddies rifle prefers 54.5 IMR 4350.

 

[whiplash]

165gr or 180gr....I would use which ever shoots the most accurate.

 

[Cariboo]

Load a 180 grain Partition and don't look back. 8)

My favorite '06 load is 60 grains of RL22 under a 180 grain bullet. :grin:

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

180 grain AccuBond would be hard to beat. If it didn't shoot will in my gun I'd try the 165gr, but stick with the AccuBond.