As many of you know I had my 30-06 barrel stolen last year. While I was waiting for a replacement, I got out a new barrel for my Encore to carry during the then current hunting season. Used the same loads from my Handi for the 165gr, but also worked up a 180gr load using the Nosler partition, since the old loads did not shoot well. After I got my replacement barrel the season was over so I put off the real work of developing new loads till it warmed up. Last week I took the 165gr loads from the old barrel and they shot good at 300 yards. On a whim I tried the 180s I had worked up for the Encore. Just enlarged the group from the 165s a little. My 125s from the old barrel are 3" low, I'm going to bump them up a grain of powder. Boy this has been an easy work up. No loading three of this and three of that to find the right combinations. Past work paid off.
