Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 00 aught buck on February 03, 2009, 06:54:43 PM
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I was wondering how the 125 grans shoot out of a 30-06. thanks
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I used nothing but that in the corelokt for mulies and dogs in Idaho,
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do they drop a lot at 250 yards?
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Depends on how fast your going to shoot them. Should be going right around 3300fps. Run some ballistic programs and find out. Shot a few deer with the 125 Core Lok (sp) and it worked fine. All were within 200yds.
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are you talking about the 125 grain managed recoil ammunition? my little cousin used that this year for deer you definately dont want to shoot any farther than 250 yards...
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150 grain is much better unless you're wanting the 125's for a reduction in recoil.
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Almost all the deer I have shot with the '06 have been with 125 gr.
Nosler, Sierra and even the 130 hornady work well.
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I'm not sure why anybody would want to handicap themselves with a 125 grain 30 caliber bullet, unless, like I said, it is for the lighter recoil. A 125 grain bullet in 30 caliber has a pitiful Ballistic Coefficient. For long range, and even short range shooting, you're better off with a heavier bullet with a higher B.C. One of the biggest benefits with a higher B.C. isn't the flatter trajectory, it's less wind drift. And up close, that 125 is likely to ruin more meat than a heavier slug moving along at a lower velocity. Just my :twocents:
