110FP 30-06 range report & bullet advice needed. *pics*

[teddy12b]

So I got out of work a little bit early today and went to the range with my savage 110FP in 30-06 among a few other guns. I recently put on a badger 20MOA base and switched scopes to a Nikon buckmaster 6-18 that was on another rifle.

I needed to sight in the gun and just for giggles printed out a couple of ballistic charts for handloads similar to the loads I was taking with me. It's a really windy day here and it's the kind that blows my pickup all other the road so while I'm driving to the range I'm thinking that this won't be the day I try to hit the 1000 yard target.

I get to the range, sight in at 200 yards, then use my charts and I'm pretty close at 700 yards. Then I try for 800 yards ok, then 900 yards ok, then I actually hit the target at 1000 yards using my Savage 110FP in 30-06. Beyond changing the stock nothing has been done to this rifle. The wind was bad and kept changing directions on me so it was a good day for me to learn how much the wind really effects shooting at that far.

The bullets I used today in my handloads were 168gr matchkings, 168gr Tipped triple shocks, 150gr triple shocks, and 180gr triple shocks. I'd rather just have one bullet that I used for both hunting and fun at the range, but I don't know what one.

What bullet would you use for shooting at the range & hunting?

Couple pictures for you.



I put my hand on this one so people would something to compare size to. Sorry about the fly fishing gloves, but it was cold out.

[deerhunter]

Hi Ted,

I have one of the first lefties when they came out.  I got a 110FPL in 3006, and it has the older style trigger, which I still prefer. 

In it I tried a load that I found was the most accurate in an old Remington Sportsman 74 auto that I had, and it was so good, I never changed it.

My load:
Win or Rem cases.
Nosler .308 165 Grain Ballistic Tip
48.5 Grains of IMR 4064
CCI or Win Large Rifle Std Primer.

This load will group .75 inch at 100 yards, and I am not that good.  My shoulder starts to quiver because I dont shoot center fire as much as I used to, and I still get .75 inch groups.  I know that some one who was a better shot than me could maybe get half inch groups with my rifle.

I shoot off a Hoppes Bench Rest stand with the front and rear sand bags, and I mounted a Burris 3x9 scope on it.

In my M2 Ball load with 150 FMJBT, I switched from 48.0 Grains of IMR 4064, to 48.0 Grains of Accurate XMR-4064 for shooting out of an 03A3, and an M1, and it works great.   I havent switched to it in my savage tactical, but I intend to when I reload up my next batch.

[DCRthe3rd]

I sold mine after I know longer had the need for a long range deer rifle , I used a few different 150's and 165's , never loaded the same thing twice as I kept trying different loads each time , nice rifle , not so nice of a factory stock , with the scope , bipod and that heavy barrel recoil was nothing  , sold it because I didn't figure it would make a good gun for the woods , it was like walking around with a cinder block tied to the end of a broom stick , sometimes I regret selling it , too late now tho