best grain?

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i have a 30/06 and i want to see how well it can shoot grouping as well as distance what is the best most accurate round at 200 , how does grain effect: besides drop and drift when taget shooting?

Its the usual answer around here. Go out and buy some 150gr, 165gr, 180gr, and maybe 200gr, and shoot em, and find out. I find 165gr is pretty accurate, but I have accurate reloads at 150gr and 180gr.

[mauser06]

diffrent guns and barrels will perfer diffrent weights and bullet styles and loads. all depends what YOUR gun likes. 200yds isnt a long poke for a 3006. find a good shootin round in your gun and test your gun

[Retaks]

Its all on what your gun shoots best. I have 2 30-06 and my dad has one and they all group good with different grain and type of bullets.

[Rebel Hog]

Like eveyone has mentioned, go buy 6 boxes of different Brands and different grs of .30-06 and see which ones group best in your rifle.

[RWK]

Yes it will cost a few bucks to try different brands and weight, but when you find the combo, look out they fall were you hit them, if you done your job.

[eldeguello]

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i have a 30/06 and i want to see how well it can shoot grouping as well as distance what is the best most accurate round at 200 , how does grain effect: besides drop and drift when taget shooting?

NO-ONE can answer this question for you in terms of YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIFLE! What may be a target load in mine might not do worth two hoots in yours. You have to TEST VARIOUS LOADS in YOUR RIFLE to find the answer to this ???!

[James B]

Try the Federal Blue Box ammo. they are loaded with 150 grain Speer GS bullets and clock 2900 fps on my chronograph from a 22 inch barrel. This load has shot well in several 30-06 rifles for me. You could try several but if this one shoots good for you, its an excellent deer round.

[herman]

Like the others have said you just have to let your rifle tell you what it likes best.Except for 22's and 17 hmr's I haven't bought a box of factory loads in many many years.But I do get to shoot a few that others are shooting at the range.
If I was looking for a factory load I would start with the less expensive rem core locs and the fed fusion either would make a great deer load if they shot good in your rifle.Then try more expensive rounds if they were not satisfactory for what you are looking for.
A couple weeks ago a young fellow was shooting a new rem with cor-locs,after adjusting the trigger for him he let me shoot a 3 shot group at 100 yds 2 went in the same hole and the other one was allmost touching.
Last year I got a new rem sps in 270 amother fellow was shooting a 270 useing fed fusion and they were shooting pretty good he gave me some to try in my new 270 a 3 shot group went into one small hole at 100.
James gave a sugestion on the blue box federal,I would give them a try since they shot good in his,may be just what you want in yours.
You should find a good load trying different one but anyhow you will have fun trying them.
Now if you were talking reloads I could give a little more help there.

[TROPHYHUNTER25]

i like the 180 grain. a lot of difrent style bullets