Favorite 30-06 load for elk

[gadwall]

What's your favorite load in the 30-06 for elk?  I have just revived and old rifle I haven't hunted with in 30 years and we will take it along next elk season.

[wadu1]

Barns TSX 165 with 48gr of IMR 4320

[headshot5]

165gr accubond and somewhere between 55.5 and 57.5 grains of I-4350.   

[Stein]

168 TSX, 55.0 H4530, Lapua brass, Federal Match primers, 2 thou neck tension.  I'm going to experiment with 3 and 4 thou neck tension but I ran  out of time and materials for this season.

[Wanttohuntmore]

165 accubond with r22.  Though if starting from scratch I'd use a 178 ELDx or 200gr eldx and hodgedon powder.

[JJB11B]

Lol Remington Cor Lokt 165’s!

[fowl smacker]

Lol Remington Cor Lokt 165’s!

My grandpa has killed more elk with a 30.06 and core-lokt bullets than I can shake a stick at.

[RB]

Federal Premium 180 grain Nosler Partion, old school, but works every time!

[andersonjk4]

165gr accubond and somewhere between 55.5 and 57.5 grains of I-4350.

 

My Weatherby Vanguard shoots 165 Accubonds and Ballistic tips very well. Over 56.5 grains of IMR 4350. But always start lower and work up.

[timberghost72]

Barnes TSX 165gr and 54gr IMR4350.

[cooltimber]

imr 4064 49 gr,165 gr interlock bullet,out of a 1973 bdl Remington

[Zardoz]

Lol Remington Cor Lokt 165’s!

   It's always worked for me.

[andersonjk4]

My Dad has been shooting a .30-06 for 40+ years for deer and elk.  He hasn't shot anything except 165gr Sierra Gameking SPBT over 56 grains of IMR 4350.  I can't even start to count the number of critters (deer and elk) he's killed with that combo.   

[Stein]

Lol Remington Cor Lokt 165’s!

   It's always worked for me.

If I had to guess what factory load was responsible for the most elk deaths, that would be my guess.  I have drop tables and POI shift for those in case I somehow forget my loads or the like, I have a box in my hunting stuff and figure I can buy a box in pretty much any town in the free world.

[woodswalker]

165 grain Partition over 56ish grains of IMR 4350.  My rifle loves it, YMMV.  Never had one go farther than about 15 yards.  Most just dumped right there.