I just picked up a Tikka T3 Stainless last month and haven't had much time to work with it. With deer season months away I figured I had plenty of time - then the chance to go on a hog hunt came up (late August) and I had to get busy! I was getting very good accuracy with the Speer 150 gr. HotCor and Varget - but I only had twenty bullets! Then I found out that it's a little hard to find 30 caliber bullets right now (haven't shopped for any in a loooong time!) Luckily, I manage to find some Sierra 150 gr. Pro-Hunters and Nosler 150 gr. Partitions to work with. I wasn't getting the velocity I wanted with Varget (about 2711 fps) so I decided to give IMR-3031 a try (thanks mathman!) IMR-3031 turned out to be just what I was looking for! I'd still prefer to use the Partition bullet but I don't know if I'll have time to work with it. The Sierra's are shooting good!

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Sorry about the group picture, had to use my cell phone. Three shots @100 yards.

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Bullet: Sierra Pro-Hunter 150 Grain Spitzer
Powder: IMR-3031 43.0 grs. (30 April 2013 Lot #1637)
Primer: CCI-BR2
Case: Winchester
LOAL: 2.750 (2.205 with Stoney Point)
Average Velocity: 2799.94
Extreme Spread: 43.25
Standard Deviation: 16.34

The Varget load was not bad... just getting more velocity and better accuracy with IMR-3031.

Bullet: Sierra Pro-Hunter 150 Grain Spitzer
Powder: Hodgdon Varget 45.5 grs. (11 November 2012 Lot #5020)
Primer: CCI-BR2
Case: Winchester
LOAL: 2.750 (2.205 with Stoney Point)
Average Velocity: 2711.67 fps
Extreme Spread: 48.25
Standard Deviation: 19.51