Post by: Mossy on March 19, 2014, 12:00:13 AM
Post by: hunterrcc on March 19, 2014, 12:05:23 AM
My new Tika T3 lite stainless is all mounted up so my hunting buddy wants to know what I want loaded up. He recommends imr 4831 and a round nose bullet but he owns a 700 mountain rifle. I've always ran factory core lokts in my other rifles so I have no experience with custom loads. Any suggestions on powder, primer, bullet and weight?
Post by: wheels on March 19, 2014, 12:12:37 AM
Post by: Mossy on March 19, 2014, 12:15:42 AM
165 interlocks hornady 54 grains of 4350 great multi use round
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I've been reading that 4350 is pretty popular for the 30-06. Can you explain what an interlock does?
Post by: bobcat on March 19, 2014, 12:25:34 AM
Bullets- lots of options but with the shortages right now you can't be too picky. But there's no sense in handicapping yourself with a round nose bullet. I'd recommend Nosler Accubonds if you can find them. The weight doesn't matter a whole lot. For deer 150's are good and for elk 180's. 165 grain is a good compromise and will work well for anything.
Primers, I like Winchester WLR primers but again, you pretty much have to use what's available. CCI or Federal are good too.
One last thought that just occurred to me- your rifle is a Tikka so it's light. You might want to start with 150 grain bullets to keep the recoil to a minimum. Those heavy 180 grain bullets will thump you pretty hard in that lightweight rifle.
Post by: Mossy on March 19, 2014, 12:36:05 AM
4831 will work in a 30/06 but a faster burning powder is better in my opinion. I use H4350, but IMR 4350 and H414 are a couple other powders I would consider using.
Bullets- lots of options but with the shortages right now you can't be too picky. But there's no sense in handicapping yourself with a round nose bullet. I'd recommend Nosler Accubonds if you can find them. The weight doesn't matter a whole lot. For deer 150's are good and for elk 180's. 165 grain is a good compromise and will work well for anything.
Primers, I like Winchester WLR primers but again, you pretty much have to use what's available. CCI or Federal are good too.
One last thought that just occurred to me- your rifle is a Tikka so it's light. You might want to start with 150 grain bullets to keep the recoil to a minimum. Those heavy 180 grain bullets will thump you pretty hard in that lightweight rifle.
Thanks for the info. I understand that recoil with be pretty well felt even though I plan on installing a limbsaver. I'm not sure what the difference will be between that setup and my usual 7mm rifle model 70. I think there's a local store that carries(d) those accubonds a few months back so I'll check them out.
Post by: grundy53 on March 19, 2014, 09:57:52 AM
4831 will work in a 30/06 but a faster burning powder is better in my opinion. I use H4350, but IMR 4350 and H414 are a couple other powders I would consider using.:yeah: imr4350 and accubonds for me.
Bullets- lots of options but with the shortages right now you can't be too picky. But there's no sense in handicapping yourself with a round nose bullet. I'd recommend Nosler Accubonds if you can find them. The weight doesn't matter a whole lot. For deer 150's are good and for elk 180's. 165 grain is a good compromise and will work well for anything.
Primers, I like Winchester WLR primers but again, you pretty much have to use what's available. CCI or Federal are good too.
One last thought that just occurred to me- your rifle is a Tikka so it's light. You might want to start with 150 grain bullets to keep the recoil to a minimum. Those heavy 180 grain bullets will thump you pretty hard in that lightweight rifle.
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Post by: C-Money on March 19, 2014, 10:01:39 AM
Post by: lokidog on March 19, 2014, 10:42:23 AM
Post by: JLS on March 19, 2014, 10:45:03 AM
I use H414 with good results, and have also used IMR 4350 with good results. I prefer a 150 grain Barnes TSX bullet for the '06. It will kill anything you'll shoot at in Washington, or the Lower 48 for that matter.
Post by: tonymiller7 on March 19, 2014, 10:50:24 AM
Post by: wadu1 on March 19, 2014, 11:16:58 AM
Post by: Hornseeker on March 19, 2014, 11:27:04 AM
Not sure what his theory is on the round nose bullet... :dunno:
Post by: Mossy on March 19, 2014, 11:41:20 AM
For 20 years I've used IMR and H 4831... and am now pretty much using H4831SC... 59.5 grains pushing a 168 grain Barnes TTSX... have loved that load for a long time now.
Not sure what his theory is on the round nose bullet... :dunno:
He has apparently hit a few limbs in his lifetime so he figures a round nose won't deflect as much.
Post by: woodswalker on March 19, 2014, 12:05:23 PM
Other things i have tried with varying success are H414 and 4831 (IMR or H) with a 180 grain. With the 180 grain and 4831 i dont think you can FIT enough powder into it to do any serious damage to the rifle.
Find the powder/bullet that works well for you and buy enough components to load it for a decade....buy it up and stack them deep.
Post by: mountainman on March 19, 2014, 01:04:30 PM
Post by: JLS on March 19, 2014, 01:28:07 PM
For 20 years I've used IMR and H 4831... and am now pretty much using H4831SC... 59.5 grains pushing a 168 grain Barnes TTSX... have loved that load for a long time now.
Not sure what his theory is on the round nose bullet... :dunno:
He has apparently hit a few limbs in his lifetime so he figures a round nose won't deflect as much.
Old wives tale.
The only reason for round nose/flat nose bullets is tubular magazines.
Post by: 2labs on March 19, 2014, 01:45:50 PM
Post by: Rick on March 19, 2014, 06:57:56 PM
Bobcat is right, no reason to use a round nose bullet in that gun.
Why not use a round nose? Until you're out near 300 yds the difference in ballistics isn't much as most people make it out to be.
A round nose bullet wouldn't be a hindrance to the vast majority of the guys I see at the range.
Those dudes are lucky to hit a deer at 100 much less 300
Post by: Mossy on October 04, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
I have used IMR or Hogdons 4350 and a 165 grain bullet for my 30-06 loads for only 35 years or so....seems to work well.
Other things i have tried with varying success are H414 and 4831 (IMR or H) with a 180 grain. Wit h the 180 grain and 4831 i dont think you can FIT enough powder into it to do any serious damage to the rifle.
Find the powder/bullet that works well for you and buy enough components to load it for a decade....buy it up and stack them deep.
Finally got to the range today and yes, the 4350 and 165 grain accubonds proved to be a great combination for my tikka!