Accuracy Issues (30-06)

[SA Friday]

Well, I will tell you the only way I've ever gotten 150s to shoot worth a damn out of my 30-06 was to back the powder charge way back and drop a lot of velocity to find an accuracy node. The 165's shot like they had eyes and towards the higher end of velocity. If you can get the 165s to group and get the velocity out of it, thats a much better option than fighting the 150s.

[ferrum]

Great thanks. I am going to head out today and get a flash hole uniformer tool and hit the bench again.

[Zombie Steve]

Well, I will tell you the only way I've ever gotten 150s to shoot worth a damn out of my 30-06 was to back the powder charge way back and drop a lot of velocity to find an accuracy node. The 165's shot like they had eyes and towards the higher end of velocity. If you can get the 165s to group and get the velocity out of it, thats a much better option than fighting the 150s.

I'll second this thought. I found a really accurate load with 150gr. grand slams and IMR4320 (about the same burn rate as Varget), but it was on the low end (just short of 2,700 from a 22" barrel). Still, two shots went completely through a mule deer broadside. It didn't fill the case very well. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot another deer with it, but I wouldn't be crazy about long range shots on pronghorn (mainly because of the flat base bullet).

For a dedicated pronghorn load, I'd look at IMR 4350 and a 168 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip. Just my 2 cents adjusted for inflation.

I think he / we were talking about a flash hole deburring tool, not the uniformer... They do two different things.