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Picked up a 30-06 ruger skeleton today and am planning on it being my main rifle this season. I dont have time to reload this year so ill be useing factory ammo. The hard thing for me to figure out is whats a good starting spot on what to get. I know it depends on how the gun shoots with a given load and i will test out accuracy with a few diffrent loads.
It will have to cover a variety of diffrent ranges from 30yards in a swamp up to 325yards in a beanfield. What ammo should i try that will perform ok at those diffrent ranges? I was thinking about trying 168gr ballistic silvertips by winchester but i had a nosler BT Explode on a deer once at close range from a 708 so im kind of not sure about them.
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If you want to go cheap, either Remmy 150 gr. Core Loct or blue box Federal. If you want to go a bit more money, Federal Fusions. If you want to spend the big bucks, Barnes Vortex or about any other "premium" load. My last deer was with the Vortex and I was impressed.
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Remington 165 gr core/loct. I haven't personally tried the Hornady Whitetail Classic loads, but have heard nothing but good reviews; and it's about as inexpensive as any factory load out there.
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The 168NBT is not a very explosive bullet. I've actually found that it is about 40-50% jacket. It's a killer.
As others have mentioned, Fusions are never a bad choice either.
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I like the Fusions. Not too pricy, shoot good in anything I have tried them and not hard to find. I haven't found that white tails are all that picky about what you shoot them with as long as you put the bullet where it will do the most good.
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150s or 165s. 180s and up are designed for bigger game and may not expand on deer as well as the lighter stuff. Find what your rifle likes and run with it.
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I dont mind paying for quality but if i can get good 300yard performance with the cheaper loads ill do that as well. Ive thought about 165gr fusions but didnt know if they were a good choice for shooting over 200yards. Ive shot several deer with them in my rem 700 270 out to about 200 yards and they worked well at those distances
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They will work just fine, as long as you do your job.
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I've put several people onto Fusions with similar questions for several cartridges and the reports have been uniformly good.
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I'm wondering what you think will happen past 200 yds? Will the bullet's bounce off?
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Yeah, I like the Power Point the most for 'cheap' factory bullets.
Core-loss the least.
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It would be easier to list what won't work.
Anything FMJ.
Lighter (like 130gr) hollowpoints.
Probably throw tracers in there for good measure although that may depend on how you like your venison cooked.
Just about any other bullet (and probably the above but they are not first choice) would work fine.
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