Author Topic: Sauer & Sohn drilling (Read 1807 times)

stuffit · « **on:** March 09, 2005, 05:17:13 PM »

Now that I have more time to do some shooting, I want to reload for the .30-06 barrel of my Sauer drilling (over 12/12ga). I have the original target here but cannot decipher the load they used to sight it on the test target. When I got it back in 1966 the Remington 180 corlocs hit pretty close to the POA but not completely satisfactory, though I did kill a roebuck with it with a proper heart shot. I seem to remember that the test load used was 170 grs or so, but sure wouldn't stake my life on it. Can someone read and put in American parameters for me, the bullet weight and the MVL of the load on the test target. I would be most appreciative as I'd like to start shooting this gun again.

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Best Regards,
stuffit

Drilling Man · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2005, 08:04:38 AM »

stuffit,

What i'm reading there is, the group was fired at 100 meters (about 108 yards) useing D.W.M. ammo and the load used the Brenneke 184 grain TUG bullet.

The velocity would be listed in meters per second, and i don't see that shown there.

If it was mine, i'd just go buy some 180 grain factory loads and give it a try.

I handload, and i prefer 200 grain Nosler partitions for my "one load for everything" in my Krieghoff 30-06 Drilling. NP's are great bullets and work well on all size of animials!!

Drilling Man

stuffit · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2005, 11:44:31 AM »

Thank you for the input. Interesting that you load the 200 Noslers for your all round load for your drilling. I tried that weight once and I must have thought it did ok as I still have some of them loaded up. I wish I had notes on how I loaded them. Again. I most appreciate your response. I may just try shooting those when we go out and shoot and see how they do.
:-)
stuffit

Drilling Man · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2005, 04:36:05 PM »

Stuffet,

I prefer my bullets to expand well even on smaller animials, but go all the way through a bigger animial no matter what the angle is. 200 NP's give me that!

Also, they shoot pretty good too!! :>)))

Drilling Man

stuffit · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2005, 05:37:14 PM »

That's pretty impressive, Drilling Man. I haven't shot mine in years, but getting them all out these days for one more hurrah. I contacted a shooter I know in France with essentially the same question I posted here. He checked out the type of ammunition and related that the velocity should be abouit 2,755fps for the load they printed on the target. I don't have any of my old targets from when I shot it, but it did pretty good, group wise, as I recall. It'll likely be the last two weeks in April before I get a chance to shoot it from the bench again. Thanks for your response and your input.
Best Regards,
stuffit