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Did you buy that die set in the classifieds?

Yes I did, since I am feeding 3 30/06's I wanted another set of dies.

Great minds must think alike .

That must be what it was, my mind has never been reffered to as great though.

I tried this load this very week with my old Husky 1640- this was the result with 180 interlock RN's.

Load work complete?

Good shooting

Hornady Round Nosed bullets are considerably underrated by those mesmerized by pointed plastic.

I love round nose bullets. I have been championing them for a while, but no one takes me seriously I think. Which is fine - the bullets stay on the shop shelf until I get round to buying them.

The end result on red deer can be absolutely devastating with a heavy round nose bullet. And I have found the Hornady interlock RN bullets in both a .30/06 and 7x57 to be startlingly accurate.

Bingo. I used to snavel all the Speer RN bullets that went on sale because all the experts wanted spire point bullets to shoot 95% of their animals inside 150 yards. Shrewd.

John

OK, Ive been working on some "pet" loads for my model 70 last few weeks with 180 Hornady SPs, today i did some verifying tests with 48.5grs RE15, 57grs H4350 & 57grs 4000MR(Alliant)used CCIBR primers & Rem brass shooting at 100yds. Im not done with the 4000MR powder just yet even though it shot those 3 shots in just over 7/8", maybe Ill drop it a half grain and see what I get, or just load more of the 57grs and try again, the 57grs seems to have the velocity edge, albiet by just a nudge, that is if by hitting higher and a bit more right means a higher speed.

Sorry for the delayed follow up.
(30-06 load) 200gr nosler partion, 57gr IMR 4831, rem brass, 215m fed primer
The load came form a speer number 7 manual, it disapeared from their books with the number 12 manual.
I started shooting this load with my hunting partner about 1986. My rifle is a steyr model M prohunter with the Cycolac (plastic) stock, 23.5" barrel, and detachable mag.
The load crony's just shy of 2700 fps, groups around 3/4". In this gun there are no pressure signs and my hunting partner shoots the same load in a rem custom shop 700 Ks mountian rifle, without signs of pressure. Have reloaded the brass upto 6 times.
The 200gr nosler flies very well, in this load at 300yds it equals 210 gr. 338 nosler which started at 2900 fps faster, but most likely in a lighter gun.

RL 17 and 150 TTSX. Accidentally primed some brass with 215 instead of 210's and decided to try RL 17 with this bullet as I had only so so luck with H4350. 55 and 57 gr loads six shot went into 3/4 inch, 59 opened up and 60 gr went right back into 1/2 inch. Rather be lucky than good any old day. Rifle is pre 64 fwt in mickey w/ 6X42 Leo.

Any others using RL 17 with 150,s?

I am very pleased with a Deep Curl Speer 180 grain bullet with 59 grains of Ramshot Hunter in my 30-06 with a Winchester magnum primer. A consistent 3/4" @ 100 yards with my Tikka T3. This load is measured on multiple passes at 2800 FPS in a 22.5" barrel. So for you 180 grain guys in a 30-06 this may be one for you to try. It also burns very clean and meters in the powder drop like a dream. Good load for big Whitetails and Elk.
Buckfever1

165 HPBT Sierra under 57.5 IMR4350, Win.Brass, CCI BR primer.Accurate in most guns.

Winchester 760 which is the same as H414 worked real good
in my M77 Ruger with 150grain Hornady,s years ago. 60gr
gives 2960 in my gun.

IMR4350 - 57.4 grs. - Winchester case - Federal 210 primer
Ruger #1B - 26" barrel - fixed 4x Leupold scope - 100 yards

56.0 Gr of 4350 with a 180 Gr Sierra Game King.

Logged in the notes, thanks. That is a good running load for a 200 gr

I noticed a post for 59 gr of IMR 4350 and a 150 accubond. It seems 59 gr of IMR 4350 and anything 150 gr bullet flavor flies well in both my '06.

HOW DO THE ACCUBONDS PERFORM, ESPECIALLY THE 150? HOW WELL DO THESE HOLD UP ?

I shot 2 deer with 150 Accubonds over 59 gr of IMR-4350 out of my Ruger KM77 mkII .30-06. Hit heart-lung area on both. Both were bang-flops.