30/06 shooting 220gr bullets

[jro45]

I just loaded up some with IMR4350 to 2530fps. I have a 25" barrel.
Does anybody shoot these for hunting in the 30/06 or for fun?

[jro45]

I have shot them out of my 300 Win Mag at 2650 fps before and at 100 yds I shot a three shot group that was touching so I thought maybe some one would have tried them out in a 30/06.

[PeterCartwright]

I once loaded a bunch of Hornady 220's in preparation for a (black)bear hunt that didn't happen.  I just looked back in my records.  The load came from the Hornady manual:  53.5 grs. of IMR4831 (a bit below listed max) in Winchester brass with standard Winchester primers.  Didn't yet have a chronogaph.  The manual suggests that load to be somewhere between 2400 and 2500 fps in a 22" barrel.  As I recall, accuracy was fair (two inches or so) in my Ruger 77/'06, but not earthshaking.  Guess I figured it was within "one minute of bear" (grin).

[thumbcocker]

I used to load 55 grs. of rl-22 with the hornady 220 rn. I shot one deer with it. Bang flop. Good load.

[jro45]

thumbcocker

I'll bet those 220s were really moving with 55gr of rl25. Probably about 2650 or 2700fps

[thumbcocker]

Th actual velocity out of my cz 600 was 2553 avg. A real thumper.

[Mikey]

Years ago (don't ask how many...) I was stuffing 220s over 53 gns of 4895 for about 2500'/sec from my old M17.  I used them for big bear and they worked well, but shot through.  The heavy weights in the 30 bore really carry.  Mikey.

[jro45]

 Mikey,

I'm gonna try these out real soon maybe Monday. I'll see if they go threw some 2x4s. 2 or 3.
That way I'll know how much they can take.

[rickt300]

Years ago I shot up a toilet with 220 grain Hornady RN's loaded with H4831.  Perfect bullet for the job.

[PeterCartwright]

I generally use a plunger.

[jro45]

I went to the range today and shot some of those 220ge Hornady R.N. bullets. With a load of
53.5grs of IMR4350 those bullets did 2486 FPS out of a 25" barrel. My self I thought they

would go faster then that but they did make a 1/2" hole at 75yds and 5 of them went threw it.  So then I tried the 2x4s and they went threw 2 of them no problem. The bullet did open up to 1/2"

coming out of the 2x4 at least the hole was 1/2" where the bullet came out. Bullet was long gone.

[tanoose]

JRO , this year my backup rifle is a ruger M77 ultra light , i have been shooting the Hornady 220 RN in three rifles over the last year in front of 54.0 of IMR4831  they shoot well in my rem 700 & 760 but are super accurate in the Ruger.