Your opinions, advices and wishes is 30-06 relative Remington Express 180 PSP CL? His real information on ballistics, distance, destructive power and stopping action? That can be recommended at Reloading 30-06 Remington. Thank you for an answer.
Are you asking whether a Rem 180 gr PSPCL works in a .30-06??
If yes, I have shot that bullet quite a lot. I never found it to be particularly accurate, but it provided sufficient accuracy for hunting. I used it mostly on female and young red deer, and could not really complain about the results.
- mike
********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart
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Originally posted by mho: Are you asking whether a Rem 180 gr PSPCL works in a .30-06??
If yes, I have shot that bullet quite a lot. I never found it to be particularly accurate, but it provided sufficient accuracy for hunting. I used it mostly on female and young red deer, and could not really complain about the results.
- mike
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How will this cartridge operate on an elk, wild wild boar and bear? What distance and ballistics, maximal weight of animal ACTUALLY? Thank you for an answer.
Kaiser While not as sexy as a Nosler Partition or a Barnes TSX the Rem CL bullet is quite dependable at 30-06 velocities. I have taken elk, moose and several black bears with this bullet. If you do your part and put that bullet in fatal spot you will not be disappointed. I would suggest that with IMR 4350 you should be able to achieve close to 2800 fps with max loads. Certainly 2700 fps. Sighted in to be zeroed @ 200 yds you will only be approx 1 1/2 inches high @ 100 and 8 to 9 inches low at 300 yds. As for accuracy that will be up to the rifle and the fellow shooting it.I've owned rifles that would group that bullet into 1 in groups @ 100 yds. Hope that helps
I think they will work fine on anything you want to shoot with a 30-06 provided you place the bullet correctly and wait for a good angle to shoot your game.
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There have probably been more deer/elk killed with a 30-06 and a Rem core lokt bullet than all of the rest combined. I've shot probably most of the different varieties of bullets and many of the boutique bullets out there and they certainly are prettier than the clunky, old core lokts but they don't seem to kill stuff any deader.
Shot a fork horn buck last evening at 200yards with a 150 pointed corelokt.It droped him in his tracks roll down a hill side.left a little bigger than a golf ball exit hole.
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Originally posted by Oldcoyote: Many years ago I tried 180 gr round nose Core Lokts on DEER. In my limited experience, they seemed to open less and kill more slowly than 150 grs.
I think the RN is a lot tougher bullet, and more appropriate to heavier game. I've used the 180 gr. RN and the PSP both (in a .308 Win.) on moose & bears, and have never had reason to complain. They always worked just fine. They might not hold together as well out of a .300 Megablaster, but out of a .30-06 I wouldn't worry a bit.
Some time back, someone here put up this huge poster (in .pdf) showing many expanded bullets all compared side by side. I wish I'd have saved that - and if anyone has, I'd sure like to see it again. As I recall, the Remingtons stood up very well against the others and the 180 gr. RN did especially well.
Posts: 6344 | Location: Alberta | Registered: 14 November 2002
Remington no longer makes the 180 grs RN, correct??
- mike
********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart
Posts: 6653 | Location: Switzerland | Registered: 11 March 2002
I have that poster and it shows the remington round nosed core lokt functioning (upsetting) all the way down to 1400fps. Only a couple of the other bullets --non of the high dollar bullets tested-- did as well.
