which 30-06 bullet to use for first time reloader

[rattfink]

I see all these these recomendations on lighter bullets which is fine but I prefer the heavier bullets because they retain energy over longer distances and If you get the speed up there simply just a better load. The 06 Is at home around the 180gr bullet weight, execellent energy and good speed. Remember theirs only one degree of dead. I dont get caught up to much into these disscusions about over kill. Ill put my once fired necked only brass and my 175's against the lighter stuff any day off the week.

I was thinking the same thing. I am actually very interested in shooting some of the very heavy .30 bullets from an .06 (200 grains plus) but since I have never loaded such a bullet, I of course would not make that recommendation.

[Stockrex]

fyi: 150s might be hard to find or stock may not last long as garand guys (like moi) buy them by truck loads.

[hub]

Just for discussion I thought I might talk about the 200 grain gameking a little. I have a friend who has taken 6 elk with his 06 and 200 gamekings. He sits on a migration trail and picks them off at under 100 yrds. The load was 56 grains of IMR-4831 for 2600 FPS according to the chrony. The load worked fine in his remmy 760 pump. His report is that the 200 gr.gameking puts elk down quickly. I have shot targets with the same load in my savage 110 along with 200 PT,s. Both bullets got just under MOA. in my rifle.

[langenc]

++ what Jack (second post said).

165 grain will do anything but moose and grizzly. Many will say you need 200 (or 180) for elk, 165 is plenty when you know the rifle/ammo combo.. Dont shoot 400 and 500 yards.