Anyone have a suggestion for a load using Hornady 125 gr bullets (#3230) in my 8mm-06? I have IMR 4320, IMR 3031, and H4895 on the loading shelf.
Plan to use for practice and not hunting.
Thanks in advance.

4895 will probably give you the best results w/ such a light bullet.

Fred can you suggets a powder weight for H4895? I would like to keep the velocty between 2700 & 2800 FPS.

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Originally posted by THE CHIEF:
Fred can you suggets a powder weight for H4895? I would like to keep the velocty between 2700 & 2800 FPS.

46gr. 3031, 37gr 4198, 46.5gr 2015, 47.5gr. WCC844, or 48.5gr, 2230-C will get you what you want. roger

Roger thanks for the suggestion.
I'll load some IMR 3031 at 46 grs tonight and try them over the weekend.

Fred I'll also try some H 4895 at 49 grs and see what happens.

Thanks agian for the advise.

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Originally posted by THE CHIEF:
Roger thanks for the suggestion.
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You're welcome ! In the early fifties I use to hunt bunnies and pheasants in Strongsville. roger

I too hunted rabbits and birds here in the fifties and shot my last bird in the mid seventies. No hunting now. I wish hunting was allowed because of all the deer we have. Several years ago I had 5 large bucks, and I mean LARGE, bed down in my back yard within 30 yards of the house on a regular basis. Found one of their sheds and it bigger than any deer I have shot.
Thanks again for the help with the loads.
Chief

Hi Cheif,

be sure and let us know how those light loads go in your 8mm/06, I too have one, but normally use 170 Hornady RN or 198gr Norma HP's for deer.

Warm barrels,
TheKiwi.

Chief, Is Minch's Garden Center and nursery still in the area ? Use to use old man Minch's Double external hammer cock to fire 12 gauge back than. good memories roger

Roger, Minch's Garden Center on Pearl Road was there until a few years ago. A discount tile store now sits on the property. Purchased most of my landscaping items from them when we built our house in Strongsville in "69". Good people.
Hirt's at the corner of Pearl Road (Rt 42) and Royalton Road (Rt 82) is gone also. Now a CVS drug store.
Lots of changes and growth in this area since you were here. Both Middleburg Hts. and Strongsville are large cities now with Strongsville's population about 45'000.
Can't stop growth but I liked the area better in the past.
If you ever get back here let me know and I'll show you around.
Chief.