I bought a half a case of the 180gr 30/06 factory load when I bought my first 30/06. They were pretty erratic on game. I had two from the same box behave 180deg apart in one week.
The first one I shot up the ass of the biggest whitetail buck I’ve ever killed. It penetrated stem to stern and left a 3/4” exit hole at the base of his neck. Two days later I shot a large pig right in the shoulder from approximately the same range, 150-175 yards. It completely flattened and failed to break the shoulder blade.
I decided after that I wasn’t shooting any more game with them, in fact that’s what started me reloading. Shot a coyote with one I had left and it literally cut him 90 percent in half!
