Thanks Rick , this new area is a good idea. I shoot more paper than anything else, it's good to have a place for it at the campfire.

I've been knobdicking with 210gr Berger VLDs in my heavy 30-06 recently. Ran a handful over the chrony using 60gr RL22 and was getting aound 2740 fps.

Loaded up a second batch with 61gr RL22, and put them downrange yesterday, on paper at 100 yards. Results were very good. Average velocity was 2795 fps, at a quickload calculated pressure of 63k. I weighed the water capacity of my cases and factored that into the equation. Seating was set at 3.32" COL to kiss the lands.

These shot very well. I put a 7-shot group on paper. A wide shot at 9 o'clock opened the group up a bit, but it was a called flyer. I think this combination will shoot consistently sub .5 moa, when I don't pull shots. 5 of 7 went into a tidy .309" c/c group.

I've got the itch to try 1000yd BR, and this load just might be worthy. I'm going to roll another lot, and try them at around 500 yards.

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And an external ballistic calc.

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 Tabular trajectory data at Non-Std. Atmosphere
 Gunsite altitude : 4000 ft.
 Air density      : 0.067848 lb./ft�
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 Gun / Ammunition : .30-06 Spring.
 Bullet   : .308, 210, BER VLD
 Bullet weight    : 210 grains or 13.61 grams
 Muzzle velocity  : 2795 fps
 Crosswind speed  : 10 Mph 
 Ballistic Coefficient(s) (G1): 
 C1=0.629>0 fps;

 Optimum trajectory information :  Max. point blank range (P)=293 Yds. with a
 zero range set to (X)=249 Yds. and max. ordinate above LOS at range (M)=142 Yds.
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 Sight-in clicks, 1 click = 2.66 cm/100 yd. or 1.047 in/100 yd.
 Height of sight above bore axis = 4.83 cm or 1.902 inch
 Gun is zeroed-in at 100 yards, by
 sighting-in at level firing
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 Range  Velo Time of  Energy   Path    Deflection    Total  Sight correction  Target
        city  flight            to    at crosswind    drop   for setting new   lead
                                LOS    of 10.0 Mph             zero range     33 fps
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�Yards   fps     s    ft.lbs.   in.    in.     MOA     in.   Clicks     MOA     yds �
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|    0  2795  0.0000   3643    -1.9    0.0   -----     0.0   ------    -----    0.00
M   90  2679  0.0992   3348     0.0    0.5    0.48     1.9      0.0    -0.03    1.08
X  100  2667  0.1104   3316     0.0    0.5    0.52     2.3      0.0     0.00    1.21
P  200  2542  0.2260   3013    -3.0    2.0    0.95     9.6     +1.4    +1.44    2.47
|  300  2421  0.3460   2732   -11.2    4.2    1.34    22.0     +3.6    +3.59    3.78
|  400  2303  0.4728   2473   -25.4    7.6    1.83    40.5     +6.1    +6.09    5.17
|  500  2188  0.6071   2233   -46.4   12.4    2.37    65.7     +8.9    +8.88    6.64
|  600  2077  0.7482   2011   -74.6   18.3    2.92    98.1    +11.9   +11.89    8.18
|  700  1969  0.8956   1808  -110.4   25.4    3.46   138.2    +15.1   +15.08    9.79
|  800  1863  1.0503   1619  -154.9   33.7    4.03   186.9    +18.5   +18.50   11.49
|  900  1762  1.2172   1448  -210.5   44.2    4.69   246.7    +22.4   +22.35   13.31
| 1000  1666  1.3945   1295  -278.0   56.5    5.40   318.4    +26.6   +26.56   15.25