30.06 with 125gr.

REMINGTON DUDE · July 22, 2009, 02:38 PM

I'm going to be loading up some 125 gr. Sierra Pro Hunters, for my 30.06, Remington 7600, for antelope hunting. Just seeing if anyone had a good recipe/combination I should try. I have Winchester primers (WLR), a wide variety of brass to choose from. Powder on hand is IMR 4064, 4320, 4007ssc, and Varget. I'm not necessairly looking for blazing velocitys, but would be fine if still accurate. As usual any advice is greatly appreciated, Thanks

Dannyl · July 24, 2009, 10:46 AM

Hi,
I have a Remington 700 in 30-06 and although the barrel in your 7600 is 1.5" shorter than mine (20") the twist rate is the same.

Therefore, if I may, I would suggest that you try a few groups with Hornady SST 150Gr', with a muzzle velocity of 2450 FPS.

This is slow enough as to cause hardly any meat damage and with my rifle it groups regularly 1/2" (worst is 3/4") at 100M.

In the hunting field, two weeks ago my wife shot a springbok at 350M, hit it at the base of the neck with the first shot.

For larger antelopes I use the 180Gr, at 2550 FPS. ( I shot a very large Oryx, also at the neck, and he did not walk from where he was hit)

since I use locally made powders (Suoth Africa) there is no point in specifying my charges, but my loads are mild to medium, far from the specified max loads for the powder that I use.

the nice thing with the plastic tips is that they are almost impossible to deform (unless done on purpose) so they are very well suited for hunting.

Cheers,

Danny

cornbush · July 24, 2009, 11:45 AM

My uncle shoots 125gr Nosler ballistic tips almost exclusively. I don't know the charge weight but he loads IMR 4895 to about 2900 fps, going up to his house this weekend, I'll find out the weight.

armsmaster270 · July 24, 2009, 01:44 PM

My Grandfather used 150 Bronze points in his 740 remington and never missed with 1 shot neck kills

July 22, 2009, 02:38 PM	#1
REMINGTON DUDE Member Join Date: September 25, 2008 Posts: 34	30.06 with 125gr. I'm going to be loading up some 125 gr. Sierra Pro Hunters, for my 30.06, Remington 7600, for antelope hunting. Just seeing if anyone had a good recipe/combination I should try. I have Winchester primers (WLR), a wide variety of brass to choose from. Powder on hand is IMR 4064, 4320, 4007ssc, and Varget. I'm not necessairly looking for blazing velocitys, but would be fine if still accurate. As usual any advice is greatly appreciated, Thanks

July 24, 2009, 10:46 AM	#2
Dannyl Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Cape Town - South Africa Posts: 627	most accurate load for me Hi, I have a Remington 700 in 30-06 and although the barrel in your 7600 is 1.5" shorter than mine (20") the twist rate is the same. Therefore, if I may, I would suggest that you try a few groups with Hornady SST 150Gr', with a muzzle velocity of 2450 FPS. This is slow enough as to cause hardly any meat damage and with my rifle it groups regularly 1/2" (worst is 3/4") at 100M. In the hunting field, two weeks ago my wife shot a springbok at 350M, hit it at the base of the neck with the first shot. For larger antelopes I use the 180Gr, at 2550 FPS. ( I shot a very large Oryx, also at the neck, and he did not walk from where he was hit) since I use locally made powders (Suoth Africa) there is no point in specifying my charges, but my loads are mild to medium, far from the specified max loads for the powder that I use. the nice thing with the plastic tips is that they are almost impossible to deform (unless done on purpose) so they are very well suited for hunting. Cheers, Danny

July 24, 2009, 01:44 PM	#4
armsmaster270 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,951	My Grandfather used 150 Bronze points in his 740 remington and never missed with 1 shot neck kills __________________ http://www.armsmaster.net-a.googlepages.com http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...aster270/Guns/ Retired LE, M.P., Sr. M.P. Investigator F.B.I. Trained Rangemaster/Firearms Instructor & Armorer, Presently Forensic Document Examiner for D.H.S.

July 24, 2009, 11:45 AM	#3
cornbush Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: The retarded place below Idaho Posts: 1,408	My uncle shoots 125gr Nosler ballistic tips almost exclusively. I don't know the charge weight but he loads IMR 4895 to about 2900 fps, going up to his house this weekend, I'll find out the weight.