30-06 SPRINGFIELD TARGET LOADS

The following data was developed in a Hall actioned rifle that has a number of barrels chambered for different cartridges, ranging from the 22-243 Improved, 308 Winchester, 30 Special and the 30-06 Springfield. The 30 Special is based on the 7 x57 Mauser case necked up to 30.

All the barrels mentioned above are stainless steel, heavy, match from Hart. The one for the 30-06 is 26 inch long.

We installed a Leupold 6.5 – 20 Vari X scope in Jewel Live Center rings on Kelbly bases.

Remington brass was used throughout our tests and Federal 210M primers.

All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards. Bullets were seated to just touch the rifling.

POWDER

VELOCITY

GROUP

BULLET

       

54 VARGET

3111

0.386

BERGER 150 GRAIN HP

55.0

3129

0.606

 

57.0 H4350

2967

0.388

 

58.0

3013

0.562

 

59.0

3054

0.534

 

55.0 H414

2976

0.420

 

56.0

3010

0.347

 

57.0

3053

0.277

 

58.0

3097

0.525

 

59.0

3162

0.585

 

47.0 H4895

2801

0.352

 

48.0

2858

0.397

 

52.0 VVN 140

3001

0.578

 

53.0

3051

0.293

 

54.0

3109

0.611

 

53.0 VVN 150

2981

0.365

 

54.0

3032

0.579

 

55.0

3115

0.465

 

52.0 RELOADER 15

3010

0.343

 

53.0

3018

0.400

 

50.0 RELOADER 15

2779

0.320

SIERRA 168 MATCH KING

50.7

2851

0.541

 

51.4

2907

0.677

 

52.1

2939

0.644

 

53.0

2969

0.815

 

59.0 RELOADER 19

2850

0.343

 

49.0 VVN 140

2770

0.426

 

50.0

2830

0.283

 

51.0

2877

0.470

 

52.0

2947

0.628

 

50.0 VVN 150

2759

0.601

 

51.0

2819

0.378

 

52.0

2871

0.458

 

53.0

2923

0.222

 

54.0

2951

0.513

 

52.7 H414

2751

0.696

 

53.5

2798

0.574

 

56.0 H4350

2821

0.414

 

61.0 H450

2929

0.643

 

57.0 H450

2724

0.632

BERGER 175 GRAIN VLD BOAT TAIL

58.0

2776

0.145

 

59.0

2815

0.308

 

60.0

2838

0.502

 

58.0 H4831

2718

0.293

 

54.0 H4350

2698

0.411

 

55.0

2774

0.430

 

56.0

2807

0.413

 

57.0

2838

0.581

 

58.0

2898

0.536

 

59.0 RELOADER 22

2716

0.293

 

58.0 RELOADER 19

2797

0.880

 

59.0

2862

0.447

 

49.0 RELOADER 15

2722

0.632

 

50.0

2777

0.706

 

45.0 VVN 140

2569

0.609

 

46.0

2608

0.397

 

47.0

2659

0.273

 

48.0

2698

0.488

 

47.0 VVN 150

2457

0.312

 

48.0

2504

0.628

 

49.0

2696

0.478

 

50.0

2740

0.269

 

51.0

2776

0.413

 

52.0

2814

0.552

 

57.0 VVN 160

2736

0.201

 

58.0

2784

0.606

 

59.0

2828

0.518

 

56.0 H450

2562

0.693

SIERRA 180 GRAIN MATCH KING

57.0

2602

0.344

 

58.0

2793

0.326

 

59.0

2804

0.420

 

57.0 H4831

2727

0.366

 

58.0

2762

0.376

 

54.0 H4350

2775

0.619

 

55.0

2825

0.678

 

56.0

2855

0.242

 

57.0

2905

0.474

 

51.0 H414

2669

0.474

 

52.0

2724

0.421

 

53.0

2789

0.402

 

54.0

2831

0.926

 

57.0 VVN 160

2797

0.253

 

58.0

2837

0.447

 

46.0 VVN 150

2560

0.392

 

47.0

2615

0.284

 

48.0

2635

0.387

 

49.0

2699

0.305

 

56.0 VVN 160

2685

0.174

BERGER 185 GRAIN BT

57.0

2739

0.304

 

58.0

2755

0.226

 

59.0

2821

0.438

 

55.0 VVN 160

2624

0.400

BERGER 190 GRAIN

56.0

2694

0.598

 

57.0

2719

0.334

 

57.0 VVN 160

2698

0.512

BERGER 210 GRAIN BT

55.0

2626

1.240

SIERRA 220 GRAIN MATCH KING – BULLETS KEY HOLE!

56.0

2661

1.230

BULLETS KEY HOLE

       

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