The 30-06 ammo your Tikka T3x and you prefer

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I recently did some load dev with 138gr Hammer HHT’s in my chopped and suppressed tikka 30-06. Tried Varget and Big Game. Both powders with each shot a different charge (finding pressure) put 12 or 14 bullets into just over an inch at 100. I was shocked that it didn’t care what weight or powder type… just basically same holed. 3130fps without pressure signs in the 19” ish barrel.

The recoil reduction over my 180/178gr loads was substantial and I think contributed to my better shooting. The rifle is 9.5lbs on the nose. I want to shoot an elk with it later this month.

That's interesting. I was thinking of playing around with some lighter bullets in my 30-06 this winter. I have a bunch of hammer hunter 137g bullets and some 151s I was thinking of using up.