I am ordering some 110 gr. Hornady V-Max's for my m70 30-06. I will probably try them with RL15 or Varget. Looking for 3300 fps. They will be used on coyotes.

Anybody have any success with the 110 gr. bullets in a 1-10" twist 30-06?? What have been your experiences and loads with any of the 110 gr. Spitzer bullets from Speer, Sierra, or Hornady, etc...

Thanks in advance.

Historically, the 110 gr. bullet has not been a stellar performer. The 10 inch twist of the .30-'06 overstabilizes it. True, now and then you will hear of a success story, but the 125 and 130 grain bullets have better track records

As far as powder goes, try IMR3031 as that has been one of the best in the past. Any other powder in that same general burining rate area ought to do, too.

Hornady makes 110 and 130 grain versions, if memory serves and it might be that the longer profile of the new V-Max style bullet will yield better results. The longer bullet would favor the tight twist of the -'06. Give it a try, as it can only broaden your experience as a handloader and shooter, even if it tuns out to be only moderately successful.

The big problem with the .308" 110 grain bullets is the very short bearing surface. It's hard to get enough in the case neck and also get it fairly close to the rifling origin. But sometimes they shoot quite well, anyway.

I still have a box of hornady 110 spirepoints in my reloading room. They work extremely well on porcupines, badgers, coyotes and skunks. Usually dramatic kills on tough animals mentioned above.

I used them quite a bit when my 06 was my main rifle. I had a lot of fun with them and never had accuracy problems in my 700.

My first varmint rifle was my '06 Deer Rifle. It was an old M-70 with a fixed 4x weaver. I used to load 110 gr. Sierra hollow points in front of 58 grains of w-760 and a winchester primer. It consistently gave 5/8"-3/4" groups at 100 yards with that 4x scope and was super explosive on the local 'chucks. The major downfall is after alot of shooting in ackward positions you pay for it at the end of the day!

Geo.: you said....."The 10 inch twist of the .30-'06 overstabilizes it." what does that mean??

I have had fairly good luck with 110 grain bullets in an '06.

I have used both the RN and the spire points.

I can't remember which powder, since it has been awhile since I reloaded some ( too busy playing with other cartridges)
but I have used 30 grains of IMR or H/4198 with the 110 grains for light loads, out to 200 yds or so.

Can't remember if it was with W 748, Rl 15, IMR 4064, 3031 or 4895, but I chronographed a 110 grain SP load at 3500 fps out of a 22 inch Browning A Bolt. 3300 should be no problems. 125 grain bullets are listed at 3200 plus out of an '06.

Took a deer with Hornady 110 gr spire point,IMR4895- 53gr. A good kids load with the Hornady 110 gr is 24.0 gr of Alliant 2400. TheY were fired in a Rem 760 pump action 30-06. Accuracy was in the area of 1.5" @ 100 yds. This is the same accuracy as i get with all other bullets. USE THESE LOADS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALWAYS REDUCE THE MAX. LOAD BY 10% AND WORK UP.

I guess my experience with with .30 cal. varmit bullets is different than most. I have always gotten great accuracy with varmit bullets in both 30:06 and .308 . My best accuracy experience is usually with the 110gr Sierra HP and the 125 gr Sierra Spt. In fact, these two bullets usually give the best accuracy the rifle is capable of delivering. This experience comes from over 20 different rifles over the years.

I loaded the 110 gr. V-Max's with 57 & 58 grains of RL15, F-C Gold Medal cases, and WLR primers, OAL was 3.17".

Accuracy was 1.5" or so avg., speeds were 3280-3330 fps out of the 22" barrel.