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Art Eatman · April 22, 2007, 09:20 AM

I reckon I'm another guy who's been messin' with the old '06 for a long time.

First off, I strongly recommend the Sierra manual. Its appendices have the most complete information on external ballistics of any of them.

I've not found that it makes any difference what brand of case or primer that I use. The only caveat is that US GI brass has thicker case walls and has about three grains less capacity; max loads must be a couple or three grains less than book.

My father used 150-grain Hornady Spire points and 4895, exclusively, for right at 35 years. I've mostly used the Sierra stuff, these last thirty years or so. 3031 for 110-grain bullets; 4064 for 150-, 165- and 180-grain.

I finally got off my tail a few days ago and tried some loads I'd worked up with H414 and the Sierra 180-grain SPBT. Three shots, 0.4 MOA. Serious grins.

Now all I'd need would be a cooperative elk.

Almost any load I've ever tried has given five-shot groups just inside one MOA. It doesn't seem to matter who made what component.

Art

April 22, 2007, 09:20 AM	#14
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I reckon I'm another guy who's been messin' with the old '06 for a long time. First off, I strongly recommend the Sierra manual. Its appendices have the most complete information on external ballistics of any of them. I've not found that it makes any difference what brand of case or primer that I use. The only caveat is that US GI brass has thicker case walls and has about three grains less capacity; max loads must be a couple or three grains less than book. My father used 150-grain Hornady Spire points and 4895, exclusively, for right at 35 years. I've mostly used the Sierra stuff, these last thirty years or so. 3031 for 110-grain bullets; 4064 for 150-, 165- and 180-grain. I finally got off my tail a few days ago and tried some loads I'd worked up with H414 and the Sierra 180-grain SPBT. Three shots, 0.4 MOA. Serious grins. Now all I'd need would be a cooperative elk. Almost any load I've ever tried has given five-shot groups just inside one MOA. It doesn't seem to matter who made what component. Art