Comments on: .30-06 Revisited — The ‘Old Warhorse Ain’t Dead Yet’

By: C.W.

C.W. — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:59:46 +0000

https://web.archive.org/web/20150309205624/http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html
Everything you wanted to know about the 30-06 from 300 to 1000 yards on paper, match winning scores, and reloading specifically for it. Wrote that blog from 2009 to 2012 so no new powders, but the best thing about the 06 is if you follow what did work good, it probably still does. Enjoy.

Editor: The Author, aka GS Arizona, has requested that his name not be used.

By: David Joe

David Joe — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 02:24:55 +0000

I’d wager that as loved and effective as the .308 Win is, if the 30-06 became permitted in F-TR, it would soon overtake its “successor.” Want to say “sure, but is longer” and so you can carry more .308, well, first go take a look at a typical “.308 Winchester” cartridge OAL used today in F-TR. There is good reason the ‘06, the .223, and 50 BMG share proportions. A long column of powder develops velocity with less peak pressure because it spteads out ignition.

By: Kaban

Kaban — Mon, 07 May 2018 15:04:36 +0000

.30-06, 185gr with 0.278 G7 AND 2825fps? Pretty hot.

6.5×47 pushing out 123gr scenar so it clearly loses windage? I suspect relatively moderate, below 2900, load.

Comparing comparable? Hm, no.

By: Danny East

Danny East — Wed, 02 May 2018 03:13:23 +0000

“The .30-06 is never a mistake.”

Col. Townsend Whelen

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:23:38 +0000

Because of the absolute dearth of .311 / .312 “match” bullets, something that has been around for decades now, is the “.30-.303″, which is nothing but a .303 chamber cut in a .300″-.308″ barrel, usually with a 1:10″ twist. Swap out the reamer pilot for the smaller size and it’s easy. It will also shoot ammo with .312″ bullets without ill effect because of a relatively long throat, cut to ensure chambering of the Mk7 .303 bullet and other “long” projectiles. Really good “gun-plumbers will custom-cut the throat for your ammo of choice.

It is not a “bench-rest” grade conversion, but so far I have put two nice deer in the freezer with “Franken-girl” And the same no4 is my primary “service rifle” although I occasionally get eccentric and drag out my old Swiss K-11, using Oz-made HBC 155gn bullets, just because I can.

I built that “.30-.303″ years ago on a scruffy No4 that had a hideously corroded barrel. There is a LOT of barrel hidden under the scraped-out woodwork. Shoots up a storm with “match bullets” and all I changed with the dies was the expander ball. There have been articles about such conversions in the shooting mags for decades. You could also do one on a Ruger No1 or 3 without too much drama.

True eccentrics would use a Mk3 Ross, or, for a real challenge, a ’95 Dutch / Romanian Mannlicher.

By: David Lawson

David Lawson — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 02:57:30 +0000

You can’t improve on perfection. The 30-06 is as close to that as they come.

By: Chris Wright, Sydney Australia

Chris Wright, Sydney Australia — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:27:14 +0000

Interesting results, I’d be keen to know the powder charge as I used IMR4350 and 190grn Sierras 35yrs ago in my old ’06. I loaded them up for 1000yd matches (56grns) and backed them off a bit to 54grns for 300m. The big loads would make 8″ groups off the shoulder at 1000yds and 1.5″ at 600yds off a rest. At those pressures, the cases only lasted a few reloads before the primers fell out of their pockets…

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:44:51 +0000

… and if a 284 was being used?

Modern components help old cartridge designs a lot – I want to put a 303 British on a modern action and make that run.