Thread: 30 06

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.