I have evidently been holding the 30-06 back. I had a 742 that only functioned with slow powder and 220 grain bullets - I can guess why. With the other 30-06's I've, for some reason, stopped at a maximum mass of 180 grain - CL's, IL's, Hot Cores. and Partitions. They all worked well on deer and antelope. After reading this thread and comparing drop to 350 yards (about my maximum range) I'm thinking I'll be testing loads in a 30-06 with 200 grain partitions with plans on taking that load out this fall for a Wyoming cow elk and Wyoming buck.
As it turns out both my 300 Weatherby and my 300 Win Mag the best loads I've tested so far are with RE 26 and 200 grain Nosler Partitions, maybe it will work that way with the '06 or maybe it will be with 4831sc?
Last edited by Bugger; 09/16/21.
