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ernie8 · December 22, 2018, 06:03 PM

At 50 to 75 yards with 30/06 power , any bullet will work fine on deer . You would not even need great accuracy . With the hundreds of wild pigs I have shot with many different calibers , I have found the round nose bullet to noticeably hit harder , and knock down better , than pointed bullets . Under 200 yards I try and stay with the rn bullet . My radar chrono says a 30/06 will not pass an 300 WM rn at 75 . Early militaries went with the rn bullet at first for the hitting power . The German military did a lot of testing , found the rn load hit harder , but went with the spitzer for the extra range and flatter trajectory .

December 22, 2018, 06:03 PM	#10
ernie8 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2018 Posts: 217	At 50 to 75 yards with 30/06 power , any bullet will work fine on deer . You would not even need great accuracy . With the hundreds of wild pigs I have shot with many different calibers , I have found the round nose bullet to noticeably hit harder , and knock down better , than pointed bullets . Under 200 yards I try and stay with the rn bullet . My radar chrono says a 30/06 will not pass an 300 WM rn at 75 . Early militaries went with the rn bullet at first for the hitting power . The German military did a lot of testing , found the rn load hit harder , but went with the spitzer for the extra range and flatter trajectory .