I have shot half a dozen bulls with 150 grain Hornady Interlocks at the exact velocities you are looking for. It dumps them in a hurry. This was my go to bullet for years. As Muledeer states, it really puts them down.

I have shot a couple with 150 grain Hornday GMX's at 2,800 fps as well. Complete pass throughs and dead elk, although much smaller wound channels and the elk stay on their feet for a bit.

My favorite has been the 165 grain Nosler ballistic tip at about 2,800 fps. Again, lots of dead bulls and they go right down with no fuss or muss. Never had one blow up, or anything close to it. I have recovered half a dozen or so under the offside hide, perfectly mushroomed.

I've shot a couple of others with the 165 grain partitions and they exit every time, but leave really skimpy wound channels and caliber sized exit holes. You don't need premiums for the .30-06. It is easy on bullets. Flinch


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