Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 30’06 200 yard groups, Which would you hunt with?

Yeah, i also made the switch to 200gr partitions. It makes the most sense with the least amount of fuss.

Doesn't matter which one really out to 500 as you cannot draw any conclusions on your data....

Practice shooting in field positions and shoot groups far out then you can determine the data from the loads and yourself.

Here’s the 200 yard retest from a more windy day and less stable rest set up.
10 (2 five shot groups) shots w 55.5 R-17,
10 (2 five shot groups) shots w 56.5 R-17

Top 2 targets are the 55.5, bottom 2 are 56.5gr.
Scope is just a 3.5-10 leupold. Results seem to indicate that the 55.5 is definitely the way to go. Those are 3” circle targets.

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Yes 55.5 looks better.

I'd shoot group number 2 and 3 again and then again at 500 yds.

Just a vote of confidence re your 165 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. That's my standard 30-06 bullet. I've used it happily on whitetail, mule deer, antelope, black bear and elk.

The elk was a quick, one-shot kill at about 340 yards. I was trying to put the bullet behind the leg, but managed to strike the shoulder blade instead. Punched through, destroyed the lungs and she went down after a few faltering steps. The off-side shoulder blade was also broken, but I didn't find an exit wound. Bullet not recovered, I think it went out with the field dressing.

The black bear shot was a quartering away shot at 325 yards. The bullet went in, destroyed everything important and the jacket was recovered hanging up in the off-side hide. There was an exit wound and the lead core was gone. Again, a very quick kill. Bear only made it a few yards.

The results on deer & antelope have been just peachy as well.

Your loads look good. I used ol' H4350 to get the 165 up to 2940 fps from the 24" barreled Remington 700 I was using. Good accuracy, good velocity, good results on game.

Regards, Guy

I agree. Personally I’d load up 20 more at 55.5 and then shoot them one more time to see if multiple groups show the consistency you want.

I would be interested if there is any difference in point of impact versus point of aim with one shot from a cold barrel.

First cold bore shot was right in the middle of the grouping. Very pleased with my Nosler Rifle. Bought it used here on the fire a couple years ago. Experimented with some old SPEER Deep Curl bullets the other day. It stacked em tight at 100.