Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/12/17
Has anyone chronoed the 180-grain load? What results did you get?
Thanks,
Okie John
Thanks,
Okie John
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/12/17
Not 180s, but I have some limited data on 165s if that helps.
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/12/17
Yes, it would help. What is it?
Okie John
Okie John
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/13/17
Not the Federal Fusion but I ran a test on the 180 gr. Winchester power points in three rifle. One a 22", another 24" and a Ruger #1B with 26" barrel. he only one that came close to the advertised 2700 FPS was the Ruger #1. IIRC the average was 2710 FPS. The 22" was around 2620 or 2630 FPS as I recall and and the 24" 2660 FPS. The 24" gun might have given a bit more speed if it had a 1 in 10" twist but the gun is a custom with a 1 in 12" twist. I doubt there would be much difference between the two brands.
Paul B.
Paul B.
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/13/17
^^ Good info. I'm getting 2509(3 shot average) out of a 17.5" bbl w/ Federal 180gr Power-Shok ammo.
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/13/17
Souds right, they test ammo in 24" supertubes, I always assume I'm getting 50-100 fps less in normal length for caliber barrels, and 150-200 fps less in my chopped carbines
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/25/17
OK, so I got some quality time on a chronograph today and answered my own question. I only fired three shots per load because I was checking a bunch of other stuff at the same time.
Temp: ~40 F.
Test rifle: Ruger M-77 Mk II with a 22" factory barrel
Federal 180-grain Fusion averaged 2,631 fps, with an extreme spread of 31.99 fps. SD was 16.49.
Federal 150-grain Fusion averaged 2,816 fps, with an extreme spread of 20.34 and SD of 10.81.
Federal 3006A (blue-box 150-grain load) averaged 2,820, with an extreme spread of 41.28 fps and a SD of 22.13.
Federal 3006B, (blue-box 180-grain load) averaged 2,652, with an extreme spread of 45.16 and SD of 24.63.
Greek HXP, the 150-grain FMJ load sold by the DCM for the M-1 Garand, averaged 2,719 fps with an extreme spread of 66.03 fps and SD of 29.06.
Okie John
Temp: ~40 F.
Test rifle: Ruger M-77 Mk II with a 22" factory barrel
Federal 180-grain Fusion averaged 2,631 fps, with an extreme spread of 31.99 fps. SD was 16.49.
Federal 150-grain Fusion averaged 2,816 fps, with an extreme spread of 20.34 and SD of 10.81.
Federal 3006A (blue-box 150-grain load) averaged 2,820, with an extreme spread of 41.28 fps and a SD of 22.13.
Federal 3006B, (blue-box 180-grain load) averaged 2,652, with an extreme spread of 45.16 and SD of 24.63.
Greek HXP, the 150-grain FMJ load sold by the DCM for the M-1 Garand, averaged 2,719 fps with an extreme spread of 66.03 fps and SD of 29.06.
Okie John
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/25/17
FWIW I've chronoed a fair bit of factory 30-06 during range sessions where I chronoed 308 Win factory ammo as well.
Most of the time the factory 308 stuff was just as fast or faster than the 30-06 stuff in the same bullet weights and barrel lengths!
Most of the time the factory 308 stuff was just as fast or faster than the 30-06 stuff in the same bullet weights and barrel lengths!
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/26/17
Nor surprising. If I ran an ammo factory, I'd worry about putting my products into guns that were made almost 125 years ago.
Okie John
Okie John
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/26/17
Okie John, with that post you are perhaps talking us out of a lot of old chamberings... 
Re: Federal 30-06 Fusion Velocity Question - 02/26/17
Old chamberings tend to be fine in new rifles.
Okie John
Okie John