WOuld my 30--06 with say a 180 Nosler Partitions be a good combo for Wild Boars in CA.
I figuire shots around 150 yards or so.
Thanks in advance,
W.

Most definitely! That should prove to be a hammer on hogs! I'm a big fan of partitions......

Sounds like an excellent hog harvesting combo for anywhere.
Rodney.

That is arguably the best one-gun, one-load combination for anything on the planet, with the exception of dangerous game, period!

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Originally posted by woodsie:
WOuld my 30--06 with say a 180 Nosler Partitions be a good combo for Wild Boars in CA.
I figuire shots around 150 yards or so.
Thanks in advance,
W.

With those bullets, it is perfect for hogs from 300 yards to 3 yards.

And most everything else as well.

You should never have to ask if the 30,06 is suitable for anything. It just is!
Best cartridge developed for shooting almost anything in the world, I reckon anyway.

I use 220s out of my 18 in scout 30-06 at about 2300 kills pigs just fine.

I've shot them with everything from 22 long rifle, 12 gauge shotgun with #4 shot, 223, to 45-70. Shot placement is more important than caliber, especially if you are in thick cover. Shoot them on a line between ear and shoulder about two inches below the ear and they will drop and paddle. This shot takes out their vertebrae. They are DRT. I've posted this pix before. Its a hog shot at +/- 120 yds with a 85 gr. nosler partition out of a 240 Weatherby. He dropped at the shot.
GWB

Like the boys said, yes!

GWB-I see you are still using that Rasberry Jell-O as an attractant.

Bob

Where you are hunting hogs in CA? There is a ban on lead ammo for hunting in a large portion of the state - a good chunk of which spans the prime hog hunting areas. Your Nosler partitions may be illegal where you're hunting. (It's a dumb law to protect some condors who supposedly got lead poisoning from eating gut piles.)

Your 30-06 will be just fine, that's what I use too. 150 yards is a good average, but be prepared for further.

If you are hunting in a "condor area",
a 165 or 180 Barnes x bullet would work fine as well.

If you do not reload Federal and Cor Bon provide factory X bullet ammo.

Federal 150grX and 180 MRX factory loads shoot great in my 308.

The 180gr MRX worked great in Zimbabwe on some big stuff.

I have been draging the same mod 70 - 06 around
since 1964. If you hit it good the 06 will kill
it good!!!!.
Gene

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Originally posted by woodsie:
WOuld my 30--06 with say a 180 Nosler Partitions be a good combo for Wild Boars in CA.
I figuire shots around 150 yards or so.
Thanks in advance,
W.

Where in CA are you going pig hunting?

Thanks guys.
I already checked with my outfitter. We are not hunting in the Lead Ban Area.
Thanks again for all your help,
W.

That particular combo is good for most anything that walks in the Americas.