Setting up a New Haven SS FW 30-06 rifle for do-all or most-all NA applications. Whats a good and on the heavy side FACTORY load that might want to shoot out of this rifle? I'm not sure what the twist is on these. Hoping there is a factory loaded 200 grain NP, A-frame, Scirocco, AB (maybe), TBBC is out there that will work in this one. Barnes 180 TTSX maybe? Anyone been down this road? Recommendations requested
My first inclination would be to recommend a Federal 180 grain NPT load. It runs slow, as others have said, around 2550 -2600 fps depending on barrel length. I used it for a couple of elk and it worked fine. My problem with it was it didn't shoot to the same point of impact as other factory ammo I usually bought as they run faster, closer to 2700 fps. If that doen't bother you I beleive it to be an excellent load.
I still use the 180 NPT but I handload it to match 180 CorLokt factory loads for velocity and luckily point of impact..
