I am ALWAYS very interested in your load development, but I might add that most of us who rifle a 30-06 are probably more interested in a >180 gr. bullet. I say this because if I were to go out and hunt with a 150 gr. projectile, I’d be more inclined to use a 6.5 CR or 270 Win. I would also use a powder with a burn rate similar to H4381 (normal or short cut). I also believe RL19 (lighter bullets) or RL 22 (heavier bullets) to be better choices, from past experience. In any event, love your channel. Keep up the great work.
Love the delta (velocity increase) bar chart. Consider that "heavy for caliber" aka high BC bullets in 30 cal could benefit from the extra capacity of the 30-06 case. You may find that with propellants like Reloder 16 you can compete with the older loadings of the 300 Win Mag in the 190 to 220 grain range.
My 300 mag will push a 230 Berger at 2860 with h1000 safe max. Let’s see that with your 30-06. I loaded up some 208 Berger’s at 3030 FPS... h1000 safe max. Just a comparison. Rl16 won’t match that. It’s a bit too fast even with the extra case capacity.
Heavy for caliber and high BC is not the same thing. It’s a bit more complicated than that. Case in point, look at any Partition in any caliber and weight, and the same Accubond RL in the same weight, and you’ll see a big difference in BC. That being said, you might even need a better twist rate to stabilize a bullet of the same weight because of its length. A good example would be the 150 gr. ACRL in the 270 Win.
Hi Jan, This playlist should have all my 30-06 content. th-cam.com/play/PLXl7rMHW73NNvFc5NIfTtr6fl8iWmDSZT.html I ended up going with a Varget load for the final.
Not sure why, but my 1st shot in my 300 wm, it always produces a higher velocity than the next shot. No matter which primer, powder, bullet combo. Same test in my 6mm Creed, it never does. I see that a lot in your tests also. But always enjoy your videos. I’d like to see you shoot some groups with what you pick from this test. That 60.5 load will probably do just fine. I’m noticed that loading on the high side of the node for whatever reason usually produces a lower Es than loading in the middle of the node. Gavintoobe also noticed the same.
I am ALWAYS very interested in your load development, but I might add that most of us who rifle a 30-06 are probably more interested in a >180 gr. bullet. I say this because if I were to go out and hunt with a 150 gr. projectile, I’d be more inclined to use a 6.5 CR or 270 Win. I would also use a powder with a burn rate similar to H4381 (normal or short cut). I also believe RL19 (lighter bullets) or RL 22 (heavier bullets) to be better choices, from past experience. In any event, love your channel. Keep up the great work.
Good video and information thanks for sharing.
Appreciate the time and resources you expend on the videos, always learning something from them...
Good stuff. Thanks.
Great info and thank you! Hoping for some 175-180 gr loads with imr 4831 or h4350.
I noticed RL 17 with heavier bullets like my 200gr Nosler Part or Speer Hot Cor get 2700 FPS and less than MOA @ 53.5.
Have you ever tried RL26 with heavier bullets in 30-06? I figure if it works for 6.5 creedmoor and 300WM than it could work for 30-06.
I took ten bullets for incremental load development out to the range. Never again. Chronograph missed 2 rounds. Now I’ll always bring 2 sets of ten.
I use the same rifle 180gr sierra sbt 55.5 h low exs accurate out to 500mtrs rem primers
I would go with 168 grain with .572 bc verses .503 for 150 grain, if you can get them.
Love the delta (velocity increase) bar chart. Consider that "heavy for caliber" aka high BC bullets in 30 cal could benefit from the extra capacity of the 30-06 case. You may find that with propellants like Reloder 16 you can compete with the older loadings of the 300 Win Mag in the 190 to 220 grain range.
My 300 mag will push a 230 Berger at 2860 with h1000 safe max. Let’s see that with your 30-06. I loaded up some 208 Berger’s at 3030 FPS... h1000 safe max. Just a comparison. Rl16 won’t match that. It’s a bit too fast even with the extra case capacity.
Heavy for caliber and high BC is not the same thing. It’s a bit more complicated than that. Case in point, look at any Partition in any caliber and weight, and the same Accubond RL in the same weight, and you’ll see a big difference in BC. That being said, you might even need a better twist rate to stabilize a bullet of the same weight because of its length. A good example would be the 150 gr. ACRL in the 270 Win.
Has the follow up video been posted?
Hi Jan, This playlist should have all my 30-06 content. th-cam.com/play/PLXl7rMHW73NNvFc5NIfTtr6fl8iWmDSZT.html I ended up going with a Varget load for the final.
So, 59-61 would be a good place to start?
Not sure why, but my 1st shot in my 300 wm, it always produces a higher velocity than the next shot. No matter which primer, powder, bullet combo. Same test in my 6mm Creed, it never does. I see that a lot in your tests also. But always enjoy your videos. I’d like to see you shoot some groups with what you pick from this test. That 60.5 load will probably do just fine. I’m noticed that loading on the high side of the node for whatever reason usually produces a lower Es than loading in the middle of the node. Gavintoobe also noticed the same.
hows it work in a M1 ?