.30-06 Elk Load
 

I' m looking for a good Elk Load recipe for my ' 06.
I' ve been using Hornady 180 gr. SP over 59.something gr. of IMR 4831. I' m not sure where I came up with this but I' ve used it for a while. The problem is that the particular bullet is harder to get than others so I' m wanting to do something different.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

Try the 180 grain Nosler Partition.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

BULLET: 180 gr. Barnes XBT; POWDER: RL-19; MIN: 54.0 grs.; VEL: 2598 f/s; ENERGY: 2697 ft/lb; MAX: 59.0 grs.; VEL: 2858 f/s.; ENERGY: 3264 ft/lb; CASE: Remington; PRIMER: Federal 210; BARREL 26" . Good luck.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

www.gun-tests.com/ go to Tools and Techniques, go to Ammo. There is a comparision of premuim bullets in the .30-06. Good info.
Any Barnes bullet. I was on the phone with Barnes a few days ago and they recommended the 168 gr. (triple shock) w/ the IMR4350 as the load most likely to yield the best results in the .30-06.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

going on a high priced elk hunt?.....have a good look at Speers Trophy bonded bearclaw or Swifts A-Frame in 180 grain for the .30-06

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

No I' m on the low cost plan. $30.25 for a resident. And since I like meat better than racks I' m hunting cows this year. I' m saving up preference points to go on a trophy hunt sometime next decade.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

200 grain Nosler Part Jacket. 59 to 60 grains of H4831, MV 2650-2700 FPS; ME 3119 to 3240 Ft/Lb.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

Nosler' s 180 Gr partician, or Hornady' s 190 Grain boattail interlock sounds good to me.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

I was using the Barnes 168 gr XLC Bt but have switched to the 180 gr XLC BT at just a bit over 3000 fps . I haven' t tried them on elk yet but I have two tags his year so I have a feeling I will find out how they work .

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

A good bt 165 or higher.Go for the accuracy load not speed.Shot placement is the key.Good luck.

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

Sierra 165 gr SBT - 52.6 gr. IMR 4350 (2700 fps) - Energy/ft lbs 2671 - C.O.A.L. -3.330" or what ever O.A.L. your particular rifle shoots the best.

I' ve used the above recipe for years in my 30-06, on everything from whitetail to elk and bear. Only had a problem once dropping an elk with one shot and that was due to a poor shot placement with the first shot (hit him on the run at 225 yds and hit too far back with first shot)

RE: .30-06 Elk Load
 

I' m planning on trying Norma' s 180 gr. Oryx bullet this fall in handloads and accuracy is 1 inch at 100 yards, 1.5 inch at 200 yards and 2.4 inches at 300 yards in my Stainless Stalker.