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I use either the 165 grain Accubond or Interbond since my rifle likes them the same. I have been leaning more to the Accubond due to availability of the Interbonds anymore.
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Either the 180 grain Nosler Partition or Swift A-Frame.
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150 - 168 TTSX, not the TSX.
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I'm a big fan of the Barnes bullets. I hunt with them exclusively. Unfortunately, they aren't expanding after 300 yards at 30-06 velocities, hence my recomendation to jack up the starting speed.
At 300 yards a 30-06 is pushing a168 TTSX at ~2370fps. You don't think they will expand at that speed? Seriously? My bad, you are correct. I was looking at the Energy column instead of the speed column on my chart. Maybe out to 400 yards before they drop below 2K. Like I said I hunt fairly close, killed way more animals inside of 30 yards than I have past 150. My understanding is 2000 fps is about their lower limit for reliable expansion. I never get close to that speed range when hunting. I love the Barnes bullets, but I try to be aware of their limitations. They have been very consistent in my experience, but I know they have a max range for expansion.
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168 TTSX or 175 LRX. Problem solved.
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I'm a big fan of the Barnes bullets. I hunt with them exclusively. Unfortunately, they aren't expanding after 300 yards at 30-06 velocities, hence my recomendation to jack up the starting speed.
At 300 yards a 30-06 is pushing a168 TTSX at ~2370fps. You don't think they will expand at that speed? Seriously? My bad, you are correct. I was looking at the Energy column instead of the speed column on my chart. Maybe out to 400 yards before they drop below 2K. Like I said I hunt fairly close, killed way more animals inside of 30 yards than I have past 150. My understanding is 2000 fps is about their lower limit for reliable expansion. I never get close to that speed range when hunting. I love the Barnes bullets, but I try to be aware of their limitations. They have been very consistent in my experience, but I know they have a max range for expansion. Your upstanding is incorrect, they expand to lower velocity, some as low as s 1400 FPS. Just call Barnes and ask because they aren't all the same. I killed an antelop at 777 yards with a 180 grain TSX and the internals were mush
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200 grain partition is my huckleberry for the 06'
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168 TTSX or 175 LRX. Problem solved. This.
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!65gr. Sierra Game King has worked well for me.
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I’d think the 165 gr Accu-Bond would be right up there., provided it shot well in a particular rifle. The 150 ttsx would be next in line .
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I was more than pleased with the performance of the 168 gr TSX I used in Namibia a few years ago. Of course, I am a big fan of Barnes bullets.
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A 180 gr. NP at 2800 fps would get you there...
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Here's another vote for the 180 grain Partition.
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I was more than pleased with the performance of the 168 gr TSX I used in Namibia a few years ago. Of course, I am a big fan of Barnes bullets. What I use in my M1 rifle in the field. Accurate and penetrates like a wood tick... just not reliable for expansion past ~ 250 yds. GR
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My go-to bullet for .30-06 is the Barnes 165 gr. TSX. Have used it on everything from a tiny Cape Grysbok in Africa to Rocky Mtn. elk and whitetail deer. Lay in a good supply of these bullets, a few pounds of IMR 4350 powder, some CCI Large Rifle primers, and some good brass, and you are good to go for many years on most game you can pursue on this planet. A classic load for the .30-06 is 57.0 gr. of IMR 4350 and a 165 gr. bullet.
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Whatever’s good and on sale. Have a decided preference for Nosler blems, though these days they usually get squirted out of whatever .308 I happen to own, as .30/06s seem to keep wandering off.
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600 yards is getting to be a long shot to me. I draw the line at whatever distance my bullet is still going 2000fps. The bullet would be a 180 grain Partition.
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200gr Partition or Accubond at 2700 fps, the partition load at 2700 fps is precisely the one i'll take for the 40 animal African cull hunt I'm looking at, tough Zebra and Wildebeest on down will all fall to that excellent load in the old '06. I’d run that one myself. Had excellent results with the 212 ELD at that speed myself. Pretty tough combo.
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165 Speer Deep Curl works great for me...
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!65gr. Sierra Game King has worked well for me. I’d put this right behind me 165 Accubond. They are a cheaper bullet that shoots great in most rifles.
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