|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 145
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 145 |
I think the Sierras.
Hey Cap'm!
RJ
When you go afield take the kids. . . . . . . . and please, wear your seatbelts. Alder, Montana Native. . Transplanted to Craig, Colorado.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303 |
Along with the Sierra's,Woodleigh makes a 220 gr bullet that might fit your needs. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/7...weldcore-round-nose-soft-point-box-of-50
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,516
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,516 |
I think my FN commercial Mauser has a 10" twist. I'll find out.
Thanks for those who helped. I haven't made a decision yet. Although I don't believe anyone mentioned them, I'm seriously considering Hawks, or Partitions. Angus has graciously offered some bullets to try. After trying them I'll make up my mind. Thanks again,captdavid
Sorry perry, after checking, you did mention Hawks captdavid
Last edited by captdavid; 03/19/17.
"It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds.
If you are a hunter, and farther than that, get closer!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303 |
IMO,the 220 gr Partitions are for really big game,like the big bears or moose etc...
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121 |
You could just double tap them with 110gr Barnes TTSX's
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822 |
IMO,the 220 gr Partitions are for really big game,like the big bears or moose etc... Or maybe those pesky NM jackwabbits... Seriously, WT's will probably drop faster with lighter '06 bullets. They're moving faster, expanding better, messing up more vital tissue. I've posted how impressive I've been chest shooting WT's with the 130 gr. Hornady at 3,100+ fps. Good exit, lots of tissue damage, bleeding from entrance and exit wounds, mostly DRT. I'd be surprised if a 220 would do that, same hit. DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822 |
You could just double tap them with 110gr Barnes TTSX's Now, 220 really works... DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 95,303 |
IMO,the 220 gr Partitions are for really big game,like the big bears or moose etc... Or maybe those pesky NM jackwabbits... Seriously, WT's will probably drop faster with lighter '06 bullets. They're moving faster, expanding better, messing up more vital tissue. I've posted how impressive I've been chest shooting WT's with the 130 gr. Hornady at 3,100+ fps. Good exit, lots of tissue damage, bleeding from entrance and exit wounds, mostly DRT. I'd be surprised if a 220 would do that, same hit. DF Only when conditions are perfect.
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 32,129
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 32,129 |
I've used 220gr Core-lokt(s) in my '06 HVA Lightweight. They were punishing on the shooter (me). If your looking to harvest does 2x at a time and can line'em up broadside, 220(s) would be a decent choice.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822 |
I've used 220gr Core-lokt(s) in my '06 HVA Lightweight. They were punishing on the shooter (me). If your looking to harvest does 2x at a time and can line'em up broadside, 220(s) would be a decent choice. Ahhh... Another bonus, lighter bullets kick less, sometimes a LOT less... So, if lighter recoil leads to better bullet placement, lighter bullets could end up being much more lethal. DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 19,029
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 19,029 |
Yep another vote for the Sierras 220 gr . For the deer I killed with them out of an .06 they worked great
Last edited by saddlesore; 03/19/17.
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888 |
I've used 220gr Core-lokt(s) in my '06 HVA Lightweight. They were punishing on the shooter (me). If your looking to harvest does 2x at a time and can line'em up broadside, 220(s) would be a decent choice. I too, had a Husqvarna Lightweight .30-06. And 220's were absolutely punishing out of that gun!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888 |
My son has the HVA lightweight now and he's tired of the recoil so he put it out on Armslist. I hate to see it go but I don't want to shoot it either.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 96,121 |
HVA's also have 1-12" twists and not 220 works in them.
I've owned 2 in 30/06. One is in the link above and the other became a 7x57
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 31,557
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 31,557 |
I only use 220 RN's in .30 US Army ctgs.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
WS
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822 |
My son has the HVA lightweight now and he's tired of the recoil so he put it out on Armslist. I hate to see it go but I don't want to shoot it either. Has he tried lighter bullets? Turns an '06 into another gun... DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 13,888 |
He's all about his Armalite AR-15 and his Weatherby Vanguard 6.5 Creedmoor now. I don't think he much cares about light bullets in a .30-06. All he shoots are heavy for caliber , high bc bullets.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 36,822 |
My thinking on light '06 bullets is an effective deer killer that doesn't stomp the shooter.
To me, not so much for LR shooting, more for WT's within 300 yds or so.
I have other rounds for going long. Most deer shot at less than LR.
DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 32,129
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 32,129 |
Not to get too far off topic, but I attribute much of the HVA's felt recoil to the stock's design. They have lots of drop and seem best suited to irons. I've considered attempting to bend it like you would a shotgun stock with heat lamps, mineral oil, and rags.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
|
|
|
689 members (10gaugemag, 10ring1, 12308300, 007FJ, 10Glocks, 06hunter59, 80 invisible),
2,774
guests, and
1,310
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,187,634
Posts18,398,904
Members73,817
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|