30-06 SPRINGFIELD TARGET LOADS
The following data was developed in a Hall actioned rifle that has a number of barrels chambered for different cartridges, ranging from the 22-243 Improved, 308 Winchester, 30 Special and the 30-06 Springfield. The 30 Special is based on the 7 x57 Mauser case necked up to 30.
All the barrels mentioned above are stainless steel, heavy, match from Hart. The one for the 30-06 is 26 inch long.
We installed a Leupold 6.5 – 20 Vari X scope in Jewel Live Center rings on Kelbly bases.
Remington brass was used throughout our tests and Federal 210M primers.
All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards. Bullets were seated to just touch the rifling.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
|
54 VARGET |
3111 |
0.386 |
BERGER 150 GRAIN HP |
|
55.0 |
3129 |
0.606 |
|
|
57.0 H4350 |
2967 |
0.388 |
|
|
58.0 |
3013 |
0.562 |
|
|
59.0 |
3054 |
0.534 |
|
|
55.0 H414 |
2976 |
0.420 |
|
|
56.0 |
3010 |
0.347 |
|
|
57.0 |
3053 |
0.277 |
|
|
58.0 |
3097 |
0.525 |
|
|
59.0 |
3162 |
0.585 |
|
|
47.0 H4895 |
2801 |
0.352 |
|
|
48.0 |
2858 |
0.397 |
|
|
52.0 VVN 140 |
3001 |
0.578 |
|
|
53.0 |
3051 |
0.293 |
|
|
54.0 |
3109 |
0.611 |
|
|
53.0 VVN 150 |
2981 |
0.365 |
|
|
54.0 |
3032 |
0.579 |
|
|
55.0 |
3115 |
0.465 |
|
|
52.0 RELOADER 15 |
3010 |
0.343 |
|
|
53.0 |
3018 |
0.400 |
|
|
50.0 RELOADER 15 |
2779 |
0.320 |
SIERRA 168 MATCH KING |
|
50.7 |
2851 |
0.541 |
|
|
51.4 |
2907 |
0.677 |
|
|
52.1 |
2939 |
0.644 |
|
|
53.0 |
2969 |
0.815 |
|
|
59.0 RELOADER 19 |
2850 |
0.343 |
|
|
49.0 VVN 140 |
2770 |
0.426 |
|
|
50.0 |
2830 |
0.283 |
|
|
51.0 |
2877 |
0.470 |
|
|
52.0 |
2947 |
0.628 |
|
|
50.0 VVN 150 |
2759 |
0.601 |
|
|
51.0 |
2819 |
0.378 |
|
|
52.0 |
2871 |
0.458 |
|
|
53.0 |
2923 |
0.222 |
|
|
54.0 |
2951 |
0.513 |
|
|
52.7 H414 |
2751 |
0.696 |
|
|
53.5 |
2798 |
0.574 |
|
|
56.0 H4350 |
2821 |
0.414 |
|
|
61.0 H450 |
2929 |
0.643 |
|
|
57.0 H450 |
2724 |
0.632 |
BERGER 175 GRAIN VLD BOAT TAIL |
|
58.0 |
2776 |
0.145 |
|
|
59.0 |
2815 |
0.308 |
|
|
60.0 |
2838 |
0.502 |
|
|
58.0 H4831 |
2718 |
0.293 |
|
|
54.0 H4350 |
2698 |
0.411 |
|
|
55.0 |
2774 |
0.430 |
|
|
56.0 |
2807 |
0.413 |
|
|
57.0 |
2838 |
0.581 |
|
|
58.0 |
2898 |
0.536 |
|
|
59.0 RELOADER 22 |
2716 |
0.293 |
|
|
58.0 RELOADER 19 |
2797 |
0.880 |
|
|
59.0 |
2862 |
0.447 |
|
|
49.0 RELOADER 15 |
2722 |
0.632 |
|
|
50.0 |
2777 |
0.706 |
|
|
45.0 VVN 140 |
2569 |
0.609 |
|
|
46.0 |
2608 |
0.397 |
|
|
47.0 |
2659 |
0.273 |
|
|
48.0 |
2698 |
0.488 |
|
|
47.0 VVN 150 |
2457 |
0.312 |
|
|
48.0 |
2504 |
0.628 |
|
|
49.0 |
2696 |
0.478 |
|
|
50.0 |
2740 |
0.269 |
|
|
51.0 |
2776 |
0.413 |
|
|
52.0 |
2814 |
0.552 |
|
|
57.0 VVN 160 |
2736 |
0.201 |
|
|
58.0 |
2784 |
0.606 |
|
|
59.0 |
2828 |
0.518 |
|
|
56.0 H450 |
2562 |
0.693 |
SIERRA 180 GRAIN MATCH KING |
|
57.0 |
2602 |
0.344 |
|
|
58.0 |
2793 |
0.326 |
|
|
59.0 |
2804 |
0.420 |
|
|
57.0 H4831 |
2727 |
0.366 |
|
|
58.0 |
2762 |
0.376 |
|
|
54.0 H4350 |
2775 |
0.619 |
|
|
55.0 |
2825 |
0.678 |
|
|
56.0 |
2855 |
0.242 |
|
|
57.0 |
2905 |
0.474 |
|
|
51.0 H414 |
2669 |
0.474 |
|
|
52.0 |
2724 |
0.421 |
|
|
53.0 |
2789 |
0.402 |
|
|
54.0 |
2831 |
0.926 |
|
|
57.0 VVN 160 |
2797 |
0.253 |
|
|
58.0 |
2837 |
0.447 |
|
|
46.0 VVN 150 |
2560 |
0.392 |
|
|
47.0 |
2615 |
0.284 |
|
|
48.0 |
2635 |
0.387 |
|
|
49.0 |
2699 |
0.305 |
|
|
56.0 VVN 160 |
2685 |
0.174 |
BERGER 185 GRAIN BT |
|
57.0 |
2739 |
0.304 |
|
|
58.0 |
2755 |
0.226 |
|
|
59.0 |
2821 |
0.438 |
|
|
55.0 VVN 160 |
2624 |
0.400 |
BERGER 190 GRAIN |
|
56.0 |
2694 |
0.598 |
|
|
57.0 |
2719 |
0.334 |
|
|
57.0 VVN 160 |
2698 |
0.512 |
BERGER 210 GRAIN BT |
|
55.0 |
2626 |
1.240 |
SIERRA 220 GRAIN MATCH KING – BULLETS KEY HOLE! |
|
56.0 |
2661 |
1.230 |
BULLETS KEY HOLE |