David_218 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I noticed that Remington has coom out with "Mannaged Recoil" loads for a few calibers. I've notised that their .308 & .30-06 are loaded with 125 grain PSP bullets. Is this weight too light for Deer sized game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges Alot of people hunt with light loads but personally I prefer 140 or larger. Any weight bullet will kill an animal with a well placed shot but a heavier grain will not fragment as badly. If you can shoot the heavier grain bullets then I would say stick with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges [ QUOTE ] Alot of people hunt with light loads but personally I prefer 140 or larger. Any weight bullet will kill an animal with a well placed shot but a heavier grain will not fragment as badly. If you can shoot the heavier grain bullets then I would say stick with them. [/ QUOTE ] I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges My wife shot my 30-06 this year and decided she wants to do some hunting with it. I looked into those same shells you are talking about and soon as I saw 125 grain it was a closed subject. I would let here shoot yotes or predator with them but no deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges A 130 grain in .270 is one of the most lethal deer killers around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges Not saying it is a bad load but we always shoot 140 or above in .270 or .30-06. Personally in my .30-06 I shoot 180 grain. I hunt brushy areas and if my bullet hits a twig it will not fragment with a 180 grain shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reloader Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges The construction of the bullet is much more important than its weight...and bullet placement is even more important than that. I took my first deer with a 6mm Remington with 100gr Nosler partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges [ QUOTE ] Not saying it is a bad load but we always shoot 140 or above in .270 or .30-06. Personally in my .30-06 I shoot 180 grain. I hunt brushy areas and if my bullet hits a twig it will not fragment with a 180 grain shell. [/ QUOTE ] Are those Okie deer armor plated? There is no need for heavy bullets for most whitetails or antelope. The reduced recoil loads do not behave like varmint bullets. They don't frag on impact. Their velocity is reduced to manage the expansion. The 30-06 is on ly going 2660 fps. Just hitting a twig will render the bullet yawing off its mark in your 140 gr 270 Win, the 180 gr 30-06, or the 125 gr 30-06 managed recoil. The loads will work fine for deer sized game. I would not sugges them for bigger critters as the sectional density gets a bit too low for my liking but for deer, they will kill them as dead as any magnum will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Mannaged Recoil Cartridges [ QUOTE ] A 130 grain in .270 is one of the most lethal deer killers around. [/ QUOTE ] Yep! Thats what I use! So far the farrest deer went 20 yards before he dropped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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