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I don't have a Tika but my old Savage likes 150 Interlocks, over 58 grains of IMR 4451 (if you can find it). Velocity is right at 3000 fps, from a 22-inch barrel. Hammers deer and shoots better than I can.

180 partition, 56-57 gr h4350 is a hard combo to find a gun that won’t shoot it well.

My Tikka superlite likes 180's and 200's with RL 17.

130 TTSX and Varget has worked well on quite a few deer over the past few years for me.

Loaded up some hot 130 TTSX , grouped under an inch with some Varget. Factory 165's shoot excellent.

59 grains of IMR 4350 and a Nosler 150 grain bullet of your choice.

Book minimum of Varget and a 150 AB makes a great reduced recoil load.








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55-56.5gr R17 and your non monometal 165 gr. bullet of choice. Ballistic tip seconds shoot tiny groups with 56 grains for me.

My 30/06 "SS Lite" T3 likes: (1) 52.0gr of IMR4064 and 150spt Horn (2) 57.0gr of AA4350 and 165SBT Sierra's and (3) 56.0gr of IMR4350 and 180gr Partitions. None of the loads mentioned are the "fastest", but all 3 loads will put 3 rounds into less than 1" at 100 yards and shoot within 2" of each other any day of the week. None of the loads put undue stress on the shooter or the rifle. When I bought the T3, my biggest concern was the "super" lightweight of the rifle in a 30/06; I've found it to be the perfect candidate for some of the newer, bigger scopes whose weights sometimes destroys the balance of heavier rifles. Even with a heavier scope mine is still around 7.5 pounds all up. This rifle is one I reach for first when the "hills" are "steep" or I'm unsure of the conditions of a hunt. It is also the one I took to Africa to hunt "plains game"; and with 180 Partitions, it did not disappoint.