I don’t remember the load I first worked up with 150s in my .30/06. It worked great. Somehow, many moons ago, I found a sale or something and bought a box of the factory Vortex 150s. They shot to the same place. I get pretty busy with work and family and I load for 4-5 other rifles so I have just been shooting the factory stuff. Great results! 2 elk, DRT, a few pronghorns and I have honestly lost count of the whitetails. Generally, if you shoot shoulder(s) it is bang-flop and behind the shoulder, heart/lungs results in an easy to follow, short blood trail.
Earlier this summer, I bought 3 boxes of the Vortex loads, shot a few at the range, and put the rest in a 50 round plastic box. I figure I am good to go for a few years. I enjoy shooting and hunting with other rifles and rounds but if I had to eliminate all but one rifle/load combo, this would be it.
