GH

I will soon be in possession of the above rifle and was wondering if anyone has one in 30.06 and if so what sort of ammo does it like?

I was looking for a lightish 150-165 gr load for Fallow down and some thing a little heavier for Boar and big Reds?

Thanks in advance,

GH

Sorry, for clarity sake I should say in terms of factory ammo only.

I intend to get into reloading but need to build up stocks of empty cases first


Regards,

GH

Ghu

Good choice of rifle and calibre if I may say so.

I can't help with advice especially on factory ammo apart from saying good choice of bullet weight and any conventional bullet will serve you well in the 150 to 165 grn weight for deer.

On the boar you may want to think about using a premium bullet. Either bonded or partition type but in my opinion you cannot beat the tried and tested Nosler Partition. If you can get them to shoot in your boomstick a 180 grn Partition would be superb on the boar.

Good choice in terms of purchase.

BTW I think Federal do a 180 grn Partition load in their Federal Premium range (Gold box with navy blue lines on it type thing).

Amir, my inclination would be to stick to a single load of 165gr for all your hunting until you are familiar and confident with the new rifle.

You can start experimenting with premiums etc when you start to handload.

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
Amir, my inclination would be to stick to a single load of 165gr for all your hunting until you are familiar and confident with the new rifle.

You can start experimenting with premiums etc when you start to handload.

Starting reloading more or less straight away fella!

There is a certain west coast bullet maker who I shall be bothering when I get the rifle home for some of his premiums

Regards,

GH

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Originally posted by Jon2:
Ghu

Good choice of rifle and calibre if I may say so.

I can't help with advice especially on factory ammo apart from saying good choice of bullet weight and any conventional bullet will serve you well in the 150 to 165 grn weight for deer.

On the boar you may want to think about using a premium bullet. Either bonded or partition type but in my opinion you cannot beat the tried and tested Nosler Partition. If you can get them to shoot in your boomstick a 180 grn Partition would be superb on the boar.

Good choice in terms of purchase.

Thanks Fella, the rifle is known to IanF and is a beauty!

He confirmed it was a shooter and I got it with a Meopta 7x50 for a embarrasingly low sum.

Damn this recession eh

I helped the chap out with some legal difficulties and he let me have it for next ot nothing.

Almost.

Ian did some heroics and it's now waiting for me down at the sportsmans in Devon.

Can't wait!

ATB,

GH

Amir, buying factory ammo is a damn expensive way to get once fired brass.

Get ye onto Midway UK and order 100 pieces of new 30/06 brass - about £25. Buy some suitable heads and go and see thr big man. If the rifle is known to Ian, there is a fair chance he can find out what it's favourite recipe is.

Will the new tool be travelling in 2 weeks?

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
Amir, buying factory ammo is a damn expensive way to get once fired brass.

Get ye onto Midway UK and order 100 pieces of new 30/06 brass - about £25. Buy some suitable heads and go and see thr big man. If the rifle is known to Ian, there is a fair chance he can find out what it's favourite recipe is.

Will the new tool be travelling in 2 weeks?

That dependeds on Her Majesty's Finest. The issue is getting the European Firearms Pass in time after my certificate gets back.

ETA of certificate January 13th ( wish me luck boys.....) the pass takes 7 days to sort out, our appointment with the Count and his pesky boar is on the January 23rd.


(with enormous self control) What do you think?

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Regards,
GH

A 30-06 for Fallow? You will cut the poor little Bambi in two.
The last factory rounds I used in 30-06 was good old bog standard Winchester 150 grainers, they would be great for any deer you mention, hogs too.
As a bonus Winchester cases are good for reloading.

Shame you are so far away. I have a lot of once fired 30.06 brass I'd send you for NO COST other than shipping.

In terms of factory ammo, I think it is a fair statement to say that at most stores, there is likely a larger selection of 30.06 ammo than any other caliber.

I prefer Federal factory ammo and you can use their plain jane Hi-Shok stuff and it will serve you well. Other than that, find some plain old Winchester, Remington, Hornady, Black Hills, or whatever in a 165 class bullet. I don't know what is available to you in terms of factory ammo.

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Ian did some heroics and it's now waiting for me down at the sportsmans in Devon.

Can't wait!

Yes I bet. Great when you getting a new toy. That is a nice rifle and a great choice.

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Originally posted by Jon2:

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Ian did some heroics and it's now waiting for me down at the sportsmans in Devon.

Can't wait!

Yes I bet. Great when you getting a new toy. That is a nice rifle and a great choice.

Thanks mate!


The rifle as been fettled and is known to Ian, he confirms 1/2" groups at 100, sadly I don't know with what load

I will post some photos when Plod sort their lives out....

Regards,

GH

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Originally posted by oldun:
A 30-06 for Fallow? You will cut the poor little Bambi in two.
The last factory rounds I used in 30-06 was good old bog standard Winchester 150 grainers, they would be great for any deer you mention, hogs too.
As a bonus Winchester cases are good for reloading.

You troll you

No.1

There is no such thing as overkill for the simple reason that there is no such thing as overly dead.

No.2

To examine the maths for a moment :

Overkill would imply, if dead = kill, a sort of dead+1, perhaps dead raised to the power of dead but the result is the same as dead multiplied by dead where the value of dead = 1 animal is still 1(dead)= dead!

QED.

ATB,

GH

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Originally posted by Doc:
Shame you are so far away. I have a lot of once fired 30.06 brass I'd send you for NO COST other than shipping.

In terms of factory ammo, I think it is a fair statement to say that at most stores, there is likely a larger selection of 30.06 ammo than any other caliber.

I prefer Federal factory ammo and you can use their plain jane Hi-Shok stuff and it will serve you well. Other than that, find some plain old Winchester, Remington, Hornady, Black Hills, or whatever in a 165 class bullet. I don't know what is available to you in terms of factory ammo.

Thank you for your kind offer, I have however heeded advice and obtained supplies of new Remmington and Lapua brass for reloading.

We can get everything you mention except Black Hills and in addition Sako, Lapua, Norma, RWS, Privi Partizan, Sellier and Belliot and Geco brands. The first four are the expensive, "nice" brands and the others are more reasonably priced. Geco in particular is RWS's value range and despite a batch with soft primers in.243 is excellent stuff at good money.

Part of the problem is the wide variety of choice contrasted with the fact that you might have to travel a fair way to get a particular brand if your local doesn't stock it! Coupled with the fact that we are restricted with respect to how much ammunition we can store and purchase at one time means that finding out what a particular factory load your rifle like a pain in the arse.

I was, therefore, rather hoping someone with the same model of rifle would chime in with a suggestion of what factory ammo their rifle likes.

I am being told by everyone it seems to go for the 165gr bullet. I think I’ll take the advice

Thanks again.

Regards,

GH

Amir,

for heads, I belive you guys call it I would choose the SKG 165 grains, dowloaded a bit to not make a big great mess and then for the long range and or bigger stuff the 165 grains AB is a great bullet that will do it´s part as long as you do your part.

Best regards Chris

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Originally posted by Ghubert:
There is no such thing as overkill for the simple reason that there is no such thing as overly dead.

Your not wrong there Mate, but such a big cannon can knock 'em about and spoil some of the hard earned venison.

In my experience, bigger bore and bigger bullet equals less meat damage.

I have owned the exact same rifle in the same caliber for 5 years now. I tried about 10 different types of factory ammo and believe it or not the round that my gun likes the best is 165 grain Remington Core-Lokt's. I know it is hard to believe but I am sub MOA with this ammo and it has taken a cow elk, several coyotes, and a dozen deer or so. Not one of them ran more than 75 yards. It's cheap ammo but it works. Give it a try. Nice gun/caliber selection.

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Originally posted by Jon2:
In my experience, bigger bore and bigger bullet equals less meat damage.

Do tell, what is your experience with which calibres?

I have used .30-06, .300 Win Mag and 375 H&H and when pushing heavy bullets through meat and bone there is less meat damage than using lighter bullets zipping around at high velocity due, I presume to less hydro static.

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Originally posted by Browntailguy:
I have owned the exact same rifle in the same caliber for 5 years now. I tried about 10 different types of factory ammo and believe it or not the round that my gun likes the best is 165 grain Remington Core-Lokt's. I know it is hard to believe but I am sub MOA with this ammo and it has taken a cow elk, several coyotes, and a dozen deer or so. Not one of them ran more than 75 yards. It's cheap ammo but it works. Give it a try. Nice gun/caliber selection.

Thank you for your kind words and for exactly the kind of information I was after!

I shall put the 165 corelokts on the menu.

Regards,

GH

Just see which "bullet" shoots best in your barrel. The Tikka made right beside yours might like sierra gamekings the best, yours might like Core-lokts or Hornadys. Rifles tend to have their own likes and dislikes. Try several. Plus it is a good excuse to shoot. As far as an "all-around" bullet, 165grs. seem to be a good all arounder. 180's are fine too. But the time tested Nosler partition is a super choice!