RE: What's the best 30-06 load for deer?
Just about any .30-06 load will doyour business on a deer. I suppose the 220 grain round nose bullet would have, relatively speaking, a sub-optimal trajectory, but for average deer hunting ranges would it matter? I suppose the bullet may not expand much on deer, but would it matter? If there is any error to be made selecting a .30-06 load it would likely be in buying a load intended for varmint hunting where the bullet might expand explosively on the surface and non-fatally wound the deer. Thus . . . I think you would be OK selecting any load with a bullet weight of 150 grains and higher.