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I have all three and a wide selection of bullets. Mostly H414/W760 and Hunter.
20" - 1 in 10 twist barrel.
recommendations?
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You didn't mention bullet weight.
H-4350 works well, as does H414/760, with many combos. My '06 likes Big Game with 130's. Hunter may be a bit slow for all but the heaviest bullets.
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150 Hornady Sp or Barnes TSX
165 TSX or 165 Hornady
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Not a gunwriter. My 06 likes Big Game behind the 165 g. Hornady BTSP bullet. I used to use H4350 with that bullet but BG works as well or better in my 20.5" long barrel.
I've tried Hunter in two different 30-06 rifles and it was erratic in velocities with the 165 g. bullet. I've not tried H414/W760 in the 06 but use it in a 7X57.
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I experiment years ago. Settled on 4350 for all of my 30-06 loads.
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I have a tikka 30-06 RL17 and 180 hornady flat base works great.
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I have had very good results with H414, 58 gr. and 150 gr. bullets.
Hunter has worked with 180's so it should work OK with 165's, at least I would give it a try.
I have also used 760 with 165's with good results.
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For 180s, I like to be in the H4831/RL22 area, although the 4350s work very well also.
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I like Hunter and RL22 for 180's and Varget and H4350 for 150/165. I always wanted to try H414/760 but did not from all the Internet rumors of how pressure unstable it is.
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You might want to look at this article on getting the most out of your 30-06: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/newsletters/May_2009.html for some background. It might not deal with WW760/H414, but gives a good range of loads.
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57grs of W760 and 165gr Hornady gives me 2970 from a 25 1/2" tube and scary accuracy.
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Hunter has been amazing for me in >/= 165 gr bullet weights.
Played w/ H414 & 150s early in my reloading career but didn't have the wherewithal to get good results & gave up.
Hunter has been amazing enough in other cartridges I load that I just stuck with it!
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Can't imagine much the 30-06 can do that any of them won't get done. I've burned enough of all three in my '06s to not much care which.
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59.0 grains Hunter, 180 grain Partition.
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