.30-06 ammo question

[sixty8firebird]

Can anyone explain the difference in 150 grain, 165 grain, and 180 grain .30/06 rounds? This is proboly a dumb question but I'm totaly new to this. Thanks!

[mossy33oak]

I assume when referring to difference you mean differences other than weight? Obviously the 150's are lighter than the 180's. To do this bullets of equal diameter (.308 for 30-06) are made longer to get the extra weight. If both bullets are of equal construction the heavier bullet will usually penetrate further than a lighter bullet. There are alot of other things such as sectional density and ballistic coeffient that can factor penetration, trajectory and accuracy. I am taking a guess here and trying to figure why you are asking. Are you trying to pick the correct bullet for your gun? Take into concideration the animal you are shooting, the range you are shooting, and what performs well in your gun. If you give us some more details we can help out a little more.

[Ought Six]

The difference is.....150s fly faster, recoil the leastand are good for up to deer sized game. 165s fly the flatest, recoil more and are good for slightly larger than deer. 180s recoil a bit more, slightly less flat than a 165, and are good for elk, moose, bear (might want a 220 for a really big bear). Now, the previous statements are made assuming we are talking standard bullets. Of course, one could expect a 165 grain premium bullet to out penetrate a standard 180 grain bullet.

Since the 30-06 is my hunting rifle, I have done extesnive research on bullets, powders and so on. I have decided to build a 180 grain load for everything that walks in North America. Enough metal to penetrate, flat enough trajectory to hit em, and light enough recoil as to allow me to shoot it very well.

[bigbulls]

The differance is that the 165 grain bullet weighs 15 grains more than the 150 grain bullet and the 180 grain bullet weighs 15 grains more than 165 grain bullet. That's all there is to it.

There are 7000 grains in one pound and 437.5 grains in one ounce.

[vangunsmith]

Each bullet is measured in Dia of the bullet and in the weight of the bullet. The bullet weight is measured in grains. As stated there are 7000garins to a lb. So for example if you had just the bullets in your hand,the bullets now not the loaded shell--- If you had a lb of 150 gr bullets you would have 46.66 bullets in your hand. Dia. of the bullets is just that ,what it measures out to be. The 30 cal bullet measures out to .3085 or .308.ect. If your interested in knowing about bullets buy the book Cartridges of the Worl by Frank Barnes. It will keep you busy forsome time. Hope i helped vangunsmith

[xd9x19]

ORIGINAL: bigbulls

The differance is that the 165 grain bullet weighs 15 grains more than the 150 grain bullet and the 180 grain bullet weighs 15 grains more than 165 grain bullet. That's all there is to it.

There are 7000 grains in one pound and 437.5 grains in one ounce.

bigbulls, you're a WHOLE lotta help.

[bob roberts]

i loved bigbulls answer. still laughing.........................