IM new to reloading and I have Lapua 30.06 brass, any good reloading receipes for hunting white tail, am using sierra game king 180 and 165grain sbt bullets ( thanks deadeye307
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Welcome to the forum and to reloading.
I don't have any recipes for 30.06 that you cannot get from loading manuals (I don't own a 30.06), but have one advice for you. Any recipe you get from casual sources should be vetted against authoritative sources. Hare-brained loaders can easily steer you wrong and typographical errors are not unknown, either.
Good hunting.
Lost Sheep
Since you are using Sierra bullets, the Sierra manual would be a good resource.
http://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Rifle-...&keywords=sierra+reloading+manual+5th+edition
Speer and Lyman are also very good.
http://www.amazon.com/Sierra-Rifle-...&keywords=sierra+reloading+manual+5th+edition
Speer and Lyman are also very good.
What Lost Sheep said! In fact, even if a load typed in by someone on the internet is a safe load, it may not be best for *your* gun.
I read somewhere to *never* trust loads typed in by someone. One should only load what can be found in a reloading manual or on a manufacturer's website.
Good luck and have fun!
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I read somewhere to *never* trust loads typed in by someone. One should only load what can be found in a reloading manual or on a manufacturer's website.
Good luck and have fun!
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Welcome to THR!
If you haven't already done so, go buy a reloading book or two, Lyman and Speer are really very informative. There is a good deal more to reloading than just priming, charging, and seating a bullet in the case.
As to the specifics of the question you asked, it's not advisable, nor good practice to use a load someone else developed in their firearm, for their firearm. The Key word here is developed, which describes the process by which we approach any reloading operation.
First, locate published data, then proceed to develop an accurate shooting load. This is accomplished by using a starting charge or some where near the published charge, then work up in reasonable increments until you've developed a good load for your firearm.
I fear you may be approaching this in a risky manner. Please read some instructional reloading material, Speer has a good step by step process with lots of explanations.
GS
If you haven't already done so, go buy a reloading book or two, Lyman and Speer are really very informative. There is a good deal more to reloading than just priming, charging, and seating a bullet in the case.
As to the specifics of the question you asked, it's not advisable, nor good practice to use a load someone else developed in their firearm, for their firearm. The Key word here is developed, which describes the process by which we approach any reloading operation.
First, locate published data, then proceed to develop an accurate shooting load. This is accomplished by using a starting charge or some where near the published charge, then work up in reasonable increments until you've developed a good load for your firearm.
I fear you may be approaching this in a risky manner. Please read some instructional reloading material, Speer has a good step by step process with lots of explanations.
GS
WestKentucky
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Gamestalker summed it up pretty well, but I will add this. There are a number of items which directly relate to the pressure in the chamber when you fire a round. Heavy bullets typically also have more friction along with the mass which creates more pressure behind the bullet. Primers are their own little ignition and create different pressures based upon type, brand, etc. Case capacity is another big consideration. You only mentioned 30-06, so you have a large case, but even so seating a bullet deeper into the case will cause pressure spikes due to the smaller case capacity. Seating too far out has its issues as well in that you can seat far enough out that your into the portion of the barrel which has friction which will try to keep the bullet inside the case longer, again having pressure spikes. Last but certainly not least is the amount of powder going into the case. There are multiple ways to measure but the most commonly accepted means is by weight. Volume is used a lot as well, but is not nearly as precise as weight measurements because a .5cc loose load may be X grains, and a slightly compressed load may be x+5 grains. I don't intend to scare you by mentioning all the ways that you can blow yourself up, but to emphasize the care that you must take to load safe ammunition.
With that said, you have got good bullets that are known for being decent performers both on paper and on game. I suggest looking at your reloading data, loading 5 each in increments from starting load up to max load in some measurement that makes sense...I typically divide the difference by 5 and use that as my ladder rungs from bottom to top. Make sure you know what is what...a sharpie works well. Expect the lighter loads to perform poorly, and the loads to improve to a point then suddenly fall apart. Look for your tightest group, and then set that as your midpoint and do another workup from the load before it, to the load after it. You will quickly find a very very accurate load custom tailored to your specific gun. When I get back to my books I will take a photo of data and post it for you to use as a reference.
With that said, you have got good bullets that are known for being decent performers both on paper and on game. I suggest looking at your reloading data, loading 5 each in increments from starting load up to max load in some measurement that makes sense...I typically divide the difference by 5 and use that as my ladder rungs from bottom to top. Make sure you know what is what...a sharpie works well. Expect the lighter loads to perform poorly, and the loads to improve to a point then suddenly fall apart. Look for your tightest group, and then set that as your midpoint and do another workup from the load before it, to the load after it. You will quickly find a very very accurate load custom tailored to your specific gun. When I get back to my books I will take a photo of data and post it for you to use as a reference.
WestKentucky
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Sierra is good, just don't skip through the material, read it all, and until you know what the next sentence will say before you read it.
Good hunting bullets are something I' more than happy to share with you though. I like Speer Hot Cores. I've killed more big game with them than with any other bullet, and I've tried a host of good bullets out there, just none that surpassed the Hot Core.
GS
Good hunting bullets are something I' more than happy to share with you though. I like Speer Hot Cores. I've killed more big game with them than with any other bullet, and I've tried a host of good bullets out there, just none that surpassed the Hot Core.
GS
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