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Help with a 30-06 load

egatimraegatimra Member Posts: 469 ✭✭✭
edited February 2005 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I have 115 gr flat point bullets and I'm using IMR4064 powder. What kind of load can I try. The idea is a varmint load.
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    richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    Starting load of 52 grains, do not exceed 55.

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    chuckchuck Member Posts: 4,911
    edited November -1
    I have never had any good Acc. out of my 30-06 useing 4064 Powder, But I have never tried 110gr slugs, the twist is wrong for them, GOOD LUCK
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    rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    MY 2 CENTS!, Light slugs and relatively slow burning powder are incompatible.

    As long as your got a lot of the bullets on hand and a bunch of the powder, have at it. You MIGHT? over time, with a lot of trial an error work up a accurate/safe load that is satisfactory.

    Personally I would put my time an effort in working up a load using powder with the burn rate of 3031/BLC2. Most powder manufacturers/suppliers have powder in this burn rate category.

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    BittersweatBittersweat Member Posts: 294 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Reloader 15 worked for me in the 06 with lighter bullets.
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    FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,278 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow

    Personally I would put my time an effort in working up a load using powder with the burn rate of 3031/BLC2. Most powder manufacturers/suppliers have powder in this burn rate category.



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    JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    55gr N140 behind the 125gr NBT is well under moa in my box stock rifle. Try bumping that charge to maybe 56-57gr with the 115gr. The N140 and all vihtavouri powders are extremely clean burning too.

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    tatercatstatercats Member Posts: 711 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my o3a3 shoots very nice with 150 grn fmj, and 54 grn of 4064
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