Your favorite 06 load for elk?

[bmontang]

H414 - 53.6G pushing a 178g ELDX.

 

[devon deer]

180 grain Nosler Partitions IMR 4350 56 grains
Cheers
Richard

 

[44hunter45]

Anyone messed with RL26 to see how it does?

I get 2900+ velocities with no pressure signs out of my 22" M77 with RL-26 and 180 Speer Boat Tails. YMMV. I've worked these up myself and would not publish my loads. But, yes, RL-26 works great in 30-06.

 

[Addicting]

I get 2900+ velocities with no pressure signs out of my 22" M77 with RL-26 and 180 Speer Boat Tails. YMMV. I've worked these up myself and would not publish my loads. But, yes, RL-26 works great in 30-06.

I am looking forward to getting my Sherman and working up a load for the 180’s. 2900+ is promising seeing I will have a longer barrel and about 7 grains more capacity. I’m hoping to get 3000+.

 

[bigskyblueman]

Hello everyone, this is my first post. What's your load? I dont have a load yet. I do got some 180 grain partitions and accubonds. And some reloader 22 and a few other powders. And what primers do you use?

180 gr. Bearclaws by Federal have stretched out all of my elk since I began using them....

 

[mtmuley]

180 gr. Bearclaws by Federal have stretched out all of my elk since I began using them....

I still have a partial box of the HE Bearclaw factory loads. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

Be running a 180 grain nosler ballistic tip on top of h4350 this year.

 

[mtmuley]

Be running a 180 grain nosler ballistic tip on top of h4350 this year.

I've used the Core-Lokt, the Sierra Pro hunter, Sierra Game King, Hornady Interlock, Ballistic Tip, Partition and Berger Classic Hunter. The aforementioned Bearclaws were my Fathers. He didn't handload. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

I've used the Core-Lokt, the Sierra Pro hunter, Sierra Game King, Hornady Interlock, Ballistic Tip, Partition and Berger Classic Hunter. The aforementioned Bearclaws were my Fathers. He didn't handload. mtmuley

The great thing about 30-06 velocities is they are easy on bullets

 

[mtmuley]

The great thing about 30-06 velocities is they are easy on bullets

Yep. Should shelf the RUM. Nah. mtmuley

 

[RevJim]

I have not used the 30-06 that much in recent past, my last one ( a 24" CDL) liked a case full of R22 and the 200PT for almost 2700, but it shot like a varmint rifle! ha I loaned it to a friend who used it on a big hog, head shot. Now, at 25yds, the bullet made a 3/4 inch hole (all the way through, of course!) but it didn't blow up! thats alot of speed/heavy bone/hide. so thats a good one. ( I shot the hog next to it, at head/neck junction with a 75gr Swift Scirocco going 3700fps from a .224 TTH, fragmented, but broke the spine & killed the hog. just as a comparison, ha) Another great '06 bullet is the 165/168 Barnes or "any 165 that can hold together". I've seen them do the same with heavy bone/muscle. I remember ( and sorely miss) the old Federal HE 30-06 loads with the 180 PT and TB. The 23" Douglas/06 clocked 2970fps with the 180PT! I gave that rifle and 5 boxes of that ammo to a Missionary friend in South Africa. He shot Plains Game, including Blue wildebeest and Cape Eland with that stuff!

 

[EastTNHunter]

I get 2900+ velocities with no pressure signs out of my 22" M77 with RL-26 and 180 Speer Boat Tails. YMMV. I've worked these up myself and would not publish my loads. But, yes, RL-26 works great in 30-06.

I had similar results with my 30-06 Savage 116, but pressure spiked quickly when temperatures increased just a little. I quit using it after that and went back to I4350 at 100fps less

 

[CATAHOULA12]

Nosler Accubond 165g
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