Hunter06FlKy

does anyone have any good 30-06 loads??? i'm thinking of doing a little reloading. the main reason i wanted to was to load some 110 grain varmit loads and heavy bullets does any have loads for these. by heavy i'm mostly talking 200 gr. and such. i would also like to try some target loads such as the 168 and such. any help would be appreciated along with any reloading tips for the '06.

JamesR

My starting load is 57.0 grs of IMR4350 behind a 165 gr. Hornady Spire point with a winchester large rifle primer. I have used military, Wincheser, Federal, Frontier and Remington brass as well as some others. The ammunition is sized to the rifle which is almost like having 3 different 30-06 cartridges because they wont fit in each of my other 30-06's chambers well. You maybe able to load hotter but I think this is a really good starting point and is where I start. I have been reloading for 30-06's since around 1980 and have loaded for over a dozen different rifles. I have finally settled on Husqwvarna's and FN's. I only shoot 165 gr pills through my 06's because if I need to go heavier I grab a 300 Winchester or better and if I need to go lighter I grab a smaller caliber rifle. I guess that I am pretty lucky in that regard.

Respectfully
James Ruby

JamesR

I shoudl have said over a dozen different 30-06 rifles.

James

Solitary Man

58 grs. of H4350, Lapua brass, Fed 210M's and 165 gr.Hornady Interbonds work for me.As always startlower and work up to this load.

thndrchiken

57.5 gr of I4350 or 58.0 gr of I4831SC, 165 gr Hornady sp's, btsp's or SST's. All shoot just about the same point of impact using winchester brass and federal 210 primers. The SST's shoot the tightest groups.