30-06 168 target loads

[SMSgt]

The best load for my Rem 700 .30-06 I could ever come up with was the 165 Sierra BTSP over 48 grains of 4064. Couldn't tell you the COL, but it was as long as I could make it and fit the magazine and chamber without touching the rifling. When conditions were right and I was steady, sub-MOA 5-shot groups were not uncommon. The bullet's performance on game was faultless at all ranges.

 

[Frank46]

I shoot 165 gr Nosler ballistic tips from my Sako 75 in 30-06. And for the '06 4350 is usually my powder of choice. For a fun load in the '06 try a Sierra 125 soft point starting with 40 grains of 4895 and don't exceed 43 grains. Very accurate. The info was given to me many years from the NRA and was quoted as being a good 300 meter load. Funny thing about the Sako, will shoot the M72 national match ammo right along with my handloads despite two different powders, brass, primers and about 100 fps velocity. Frank

 

[Nevada Ed]

final note on larger bullet weights.
Getting ready for hunting season and did some test with the
180 and 200gr BT bullets with imr 4350 and 4831. Just a little
bit of difference in the fps with the two powders. You can go
for the fps or low cup but found the data interesting. Not a
M-1 load but just for my 1903 bolt action....cci200 oal 3.34".

180gr 54.0gr 4350 .......... 2663 fps
180gr 54.0gr 4831 .......... 2410 fps 100yd 3 @ .89"

200gr 54.0gr 4350 .......... 2569 fps
200gr 54.0gr 4831 .......... 2404 fps +/- 34 ES
200gr 46.0gr 4064 .......... 2350 fps +/-34 ES ( at or near max. )

160's are out there some where...?

later.