30-06 bullet recommendations?

D Lee

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Greetings.

Some quick background.....

After a substantial amount of recent reload testing at the range - both .270 Win and 30-06 - no disrespect to anyone here - I no longer have faith in monos. Again and again accuracy was mediocre at best - averaging 1.5" to 2" @ 100.

Granted - it may have been my reloading recipes / procedures. I can say, I strictly follow the reloading manuals guidelines - always. Has always worked successfully over the decades with many different bullets in as many cartridges - MOA and better.

To those of you who are successful with monos - God bless you and congratulations. Keep up the good work. Please - NO need to reply with bullet or reloading suggestions. Thank you. I'm NO LONGER seeking advice on using monos.

I'm posting here for your specific BONDED bullet recommendation for my 30-06 only - 3 animals - 1) ELK 2) Moose and 3) Grizzly.

After reading countless books whose authors hunted world-wide and provided FIELD results - along with a few thousand credible articles / internet posts - it seems the 180 or 200 gr Partition would set a reasonable standard for comparison. If you would like to share your EXPERIENCE with the bonded bullet you personally prefer on the game animals I mentioned above - I would appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks.

Cheers!!
 

nphunter

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I’ve killed a lot of animals with good ol Remington core-lokt bullets out of a 30-06. Mostly elk, out of the 20+ elk I’ve killed with a rifle half were killed with core lokt from several different cartridges, mostly 30-06 & .243.

Although I haven’t shoot them since I started reloading and started using VLD’s I would have zero hesitations using that ammo for any big game animal. The Remington Core-Lokt ammo has probably killed more big game animals than almost all other ammo combined and does it well.

I’ve had several rifles who have shot sub MOA 3 shot groups with factory Remington ammo too. Honestly for most hunting and most people 1.5 MOA is plenty accurate for the size of game we hunt at the distances we hunt. I love shooting long range and having tight grouping match ammo but I’ve never taken a shot at an elk at over 200 yards and most have been 100 or closer.
 
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iburns

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The 180gr Swift Scirocco would be worth considering as well. Pretty similar to an accubond. Pricey but they seem to be easier to find right now than the Nosler’s.
 

Sinistram

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Had good luck with 180 gr. Nosler Accubond in both the 30-06 and 300 mag.
This! Works great in my '06 with either IMR-4831 (more accurate) or Ramshot Hunter (a bit more speed).

Plus, if you stake out Shooter's Pro Shop, you can catch some blems or overruns for a good deal. I stocked up for life a few years back for a song.
 
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D Lee

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Gentlemen all...thanks for your replies. Reassuring.

The Partitions are old(er) bullets - yet time and time again yield splendid results in the field. Meeting or exceeding expectations. Yeah, we can talk about internal and external ballistics - BC's and SD's - but in the end - for we hunters - IMHO bullet placement & terminal ballistics are the critical performance yardstick.

I hear good things about the Federal Ascent bullet - don't know if I can buy the bullet for reloading?? In the meantime, 2 things. Will begin work with the Partitions I have in stock and will order some A-Frames for range development down the road a bit.

While my beautiful .270 typically comes out of the safe first - for Coyotes, Black Bear , Deer, et al - for the 3 game animals I mentioned earlier - the Tikka Laminated '06 with heavier bullets holds my confidence.

Thank you again. Be safe.

Cheers.
 

z987k

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Gentlemen all...thanks for your replies. Reassuring.

The Partitions are old(er) bullets - yet time and time again yield splendid results in the field. Meeting or exceeding expectations. Yeah, we can talk about internal and external ballistics - BC's and SD's - but in the end - for we hunters - IMHO bullet placement & terminal ballistics are the critical performance yardstick.

I hear good things about the Federal Ascent bullet - don't know if I can buy the bullet for reloading?? In the meantime, 2 things. Will begin work with the Partitions I have in stock and will order some A-Frames for range development down the road a bit.

While my beautiful .270 typically comes out of the safe first - for Coyotes, Black Bear , Deer, et al - for the 3 game animals I mentioned earlier - the Tikka Laminated '06 with heavier bullets holds my confidence.

Thank you again. Be safe.

Cheers.
The Federal Terminal Ascent and the trophy bonded tip are both really great bullets. The only thing I see in stock on their website is the 136gr TA in 277.
 
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D Lee

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Thanks!!
Did you mean that bullet is avlbl for reloading - or ammunition?
 

thinhorn_AK

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I shot 2 caribou and a large bull moose with my 18"30-06 loaded with 180g partitions with a MV of 2660. all three of those animals were dead with one shot but the moose got a 2nd just in case.

I'd use that bullet for pretty much anything.
 

AZ_Hunter

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I killed an elk at just over 100 yards with the 180 Interbond. No pics, it’s was years ago. Bullet exited with a would about the size of a quarter. It worked but not nearly the amount of tissue damage that a 178gr ELDM caused.
 
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