Guest huntinsanobsession Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 i was just wondering what everyone prefered for bullet and grain i have a 30-06 and use the corelockt 180 grain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure I shot 180grn for several years. It was out of a Rem 700 chambered in .30-06 too. They were accurate and smoked the deer. However, Last year I made the switch to the 150grn corelokt. There was some noticeable difference in recoil. I hammered a 9-point and he went down on the spot. The 150grn are just as deadly (especially on deer our size, roughly 120lbs). Personally, I probably wouldn't pick up 180grn'ers again unless I go after elk. Its not that they dont work. There is just some extra recoil and such there that you dont need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure Somewhere between 17 grains and 350 grains, depending on the cartridge of course. My favorite 30-06 weight is the 165 gr but it should be the bullet that shoots the best in your gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure In my '06, I reload nothing but 165 grain Hornady SST's or Interbonds. They work great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure In the .270 had been using 150 grain core lokts for years, switched and going to be using 130 grain core lokts this year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaDeRonDa Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure [ QUOTE ] In the .270 had been using 150 grain core lokts for years, switched and going to be using 130 grain core lokts this year though. [/ QUOTE ] I shot the 150 some years ago but now shoot the 130 out of my 270. I shoot what shoots best as far as gr is concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure I shoot a .300 WSM and my gun likes the 180 grain bullets. Same out of my .300 Win Mag as well. All the people I know that shoot .30-06 use the 180gr corelokts and have really good success with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure UP there where you're at Shaun, id be using the 180grn too. I used them here for years but our deer are typically just over 100lbs. A 120lb doe is decent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure A friend of mine just shot a huge cow elk with the reloads that I did for him! I used the 165 grain Hornady Interbonds for his 30-06. One shot through the lungs at about 100 yards and it demolished both lungs and exited the other side! She didn't take one step! Hanging weight on the carcass was 320 pounds! Big cow and the Interbonds work great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure 115 gr ballistic tips for my 25-06 and 257 WBY 95 gr ballistic tips for my .243 55 gr Vmax hornadys out of my 22-250. 160 gr partitions out of my .308 and 7mm. Can you tell I like Nosler bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Re: amount of grain you prefure 50 gr. in a .220 Swift 405 gr. in a 45/70 And a whooooole bunch in between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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