Thread: 30 06

Mine shoots 150's and 180's 5" apart at 100 yds. Groups better with 180 gr.

yep.i've had better groups with 150s,but I think I've got recoilitis.

Originally Posted by Spudattack

What you after for it Neckshot? I have a thing for both Brnos and .36-06s!
7x57 is another favourite but I need a Mauser in that!

7x57...! Now we are talking!


Dan M

Got one of them, well the boy has when he's old enough

iv got one here I baught of a friends wife when he passed away in 7x57. brno 600
baught it thinking it would be a great project rifle
still sits in my gunsafe, should really sell it

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I thought you must have cut it in half like everyone seems to do

My old one liked 168s at 2750fps.

I would have got some 3006 dies and had a play with the old mans one but it shoots blue box fed really well and he only uses probably 3rounds a year these days.

Anyone played with 130 Barnes in a 06 or 06ai ?
3300-3400fps ?

Well I can't understand how you can get that much out of the 308 with a 22" barrel with the 168gr VC
my data indicates the above mentioned 150 gr load, and less powder gave me less velocity
Rifle was a Winchester Featherweight.

I think I need a faster chrony.

Chornyed the 06 just before xmas again , average 2916

That's what it did and comfortably. over an ohler validated to 1100y.
The new old one i haven't really played with yet but 178s are over 2700 in a ladder yet to see if they actually stabilize at range but looks promising.

Perhaps look at your rifle and cases instead of your data?

Well bugger, maybe my chrony is shot.
afterall it did 100 fps faster the other day than it did a day later.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Perhaps look at your rifle and cases instead of your data?

Just looked at Black Hills data
308 26" barrel 168gr match 2694
306 22" barrel 168gr match 2678,

Hmmm.

5 or 6 fireings no case head stamping or shaving tight primer pockets.
The flat primers are fed 215(soft) the ones that look like a starting load are pmc lr.
Both same load.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Well I can't understand how you can get that much out of the 308 with a 22" barrel with the 168gr VC
my data indicates the above mentioned 150 gr load, and less powder gave me less velocity
Rifle was a Winchester Featherweight.

I think I need a faster chrony.

Chornyed the 06 just before xmas again , average 2916

I get the same velo (2750) with 168 Amax and a 20" barrel, 130gn TTSX gives up 3100 outa the same 308, 3006 is only more usefull than a 308 when your need is 180gn and above.

I have got two .30/06's. I bought a second one because I only owned one at the time.

I have used it a lot for the last few years, on fallow and red deer. Have got good loads for a number of bullets/powders, but have settled on 150 grain interlocks at 2950fps with IMR4895 out of a 22 inch barrel, and 180 grain Interlock Round Noses with H4350 getting 2700fps in one rifle and 2800fps in another. A number of loads will go into an inch without too much fuss. I dont really do load development any more, and its not hard to find good loads for a .30/06 at all.
Overall, the rifles like the 150 Nosler ballistic tips the best for accuracy, but I am not entirely sold on the BT's for an all round bullet, I shoot too much stuff up close.
I have some Sierra 220 grain RN's to play with now.

I never tried to load it right up for speed, but I suspect it would cause the .308 owners here to change religons if you tried it seriously. The fastest I ever clocked was 3050fps with H4350 and 150g interlocks, but that wasn't even trying.

I have owned four .30/06 rifles by now I think. It's a great hunting cartridge really. And if you dont like the kick or how efficiently it kills, you can download it to mimic a .308. Or even use it as a .30/30 if you want, with the flat nose bullets. (170 grain flatnose bullets shoot really well out of a .30/06 with just about any load - the best being 46 grains of IMR4895 for 2490fps)

Remember, when you buy a .30/06, it comes with a free .308 and .30/30 at no extra cost.

The 3006 far supersedes a 308 in the bush.

Not talking about ballistics or gun wait or any of that non relevant bull shit.

A it's a long action.
B you don't need a strap.

You can fit your hole hand around the scope and carry it like a hand bag..
when you see the deer your shooters in ya hand not on your shoulder...

Dead is bloody dead,

People these days worry less about finding the critters and more on wether a bullet will expand or hit 150fps faster or not.

I recommend a 3006 to any one for the above reason, factory bullet of it goes bang so who gives a fuck and it's fuckn dead job done lets take it home and eat it.

The 30-06 isn't "sexy" in NZ.
I'm sure if you mucked around a bit with powders etc you could get performance that would surprise most people.
I know I was surprised when I talked to a guy who is using one to great effect on a lot of animals out to some surprising ranges.
That was why I designed my 30-06 imp reamer.
I'm very impressed by it's performance, but as I mentioned the 30-06 or even the 30 cal for some reason or another just isn't "Sexy" here.......