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so sor that is the 300 weatherby 30-06 is Reloader #19 51.5 grain max
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No loading data but I bought a box of 30-06 250 grain RNSP loaded by Circle B ammunition. Will lost report after firing.
Life is too short to hunt with ugly guns.
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Here's the data - published in 1986 26" test bbl Std large rifle primer 308 Win - commercial brass (manufacturer not specified)
250 gr bullet:
H4831 start - 43.0 gr / 1,990 fps / 40.6 kCUP max - 45.0 / 2,099 fps / 47.0 kCUP
H4350 start - 41.0 gr / 1,988 fps / 41.4 kCUP max - 43.0 / 2,083 fps / 47.1 kCUP
H414 start - 41.0 gr / 2,009 fps / 43.1 kCUP max - 43.0 / 2,142 fps / 49.0 kCUP
H380 start - 40.0 gr / 2,025 fps / 44.6 kCUP max - 41.0 / 2,088 fps / 50.2 kCUP
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Brainfart on my part - you wanted '06 data.
26" test bbl Std large rifle primer 30-06 - commercial brass (manufacturer not specified)
250 gr bullet:
H4831 start - 52.0 gr / 2,086 fps / 45.2 kCUP max - 54.0 / 2,180 fps / 48.0 kCUP
H4350 start - 48.0 gr / 2,049 fps / 43.2 kCUP max - 50.0 / 2,131 fps / 46.5 kCUP I'd run H4831. Don't want to burn up the box I have though.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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In Finn Aagaard's article on the 30-06 in his NRA book "Hunting Rifles & Cartridges," he reports using 53 grains of IMR-4831 as a max load under the 250-grain Barnes RNSP, getting 2,300 fps in a 22" barrel. I'd start around 49 grains and work up. The point was to test the 250 Barnes against more modern designs, and the Barnes did not fare well. The performance of the 200- and 250-grain RNSP bullets was rather disappointing. They had a tendency to come apart or lose their lead cores, and the 200-gr. boat tail bettered them, while the 180-grain Hornady came within a hair of matching them. If these bullets have any purpose, it is as stoppers to be slammed into large, heavy-boned game at close range. I have to infer that they are not up the the work. Later in the article, he advocates for the 180-grain Nosler Partition as an all-around choice, and says ...when the utmost in bone-smashing penetration is imperative, the 200-gr. Nosler Partition bullet is the only way to go. Many years ago I tried the 250 Barnes in a 24" 1903 Springfield with H4831 (?). I think I got something like 2,150 fps. I still have a few on my loading bench. Okie John
If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.
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In Finn Aagaard's article on the 30-06 in his NRA book "Hunting Rifles & Cartridges," he reports using 53 grains of IMR-4831 as a max load under the 250-grain Barnes RNSP, getting 2,300 fps in a 22" barrel. I'd start around 49 grains and work up. The point was to test the 250 Barnes against more modern designs, and the Barnes did not fare well. The performance of the 200- and 250-grain RNSP bullets was rather disappointing. They had a tendency to come apart or lose their lead cores, and the 200-gr. boat tail bettered them, while the 180-grain Hornady came within a hair of matching them. If these bullets have any purpose, it is as stoppers to be slammed into large, heavy-boned game at close range. I have to infer that they are not up the the work. Later in the article, he advocates for the 180-grain Nosler Partition as an all-around choice, and says ...when the utmost in bone-smashing penetration is imperative, the 200-gr. Nosler Partition bullet is the only way to go. Many years ago I tried the 250 Barnes in a 24" 1903 Springfield with H4831 (?). I think I got something like 2,150 fps. I still have a few on my loading bench. Okie John I agree with this: 1. The 250gr Barnes originals are cool to have on the reloading bench. 2. If you really want something that penetrates and kills well, use a 200gr Nosler partitions.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I loaded them warm in a 30-06 and shot a cow elk with one. I recovered the bullet, and it is in my collection of recovered bullets along with the wound specifics. Haven't thought about it for years. Will have dig it out and photograph it.
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