What .30-06 projectile/powder for 1,000 yards?

RC20 said:
You would be well off to get a after market spring for the Acu trigger as yours will be Acu Hunt weight (2.5 lobs minimum) and the spring will let you adjust down to 1.5 (ala Acu Varmint)

I thought at one time 2.5 lbs is fine but target shooting no. I would prefer a bit lighter yet but have to aftermarket of finagle a Acu Target (about 1/2 lb)

Long term a Shilen barrel would be grand, 26 inch for 1000 yards. Criterion is also considered equal but I have not had one. Shilen is rock solid

I am in love with 30-06, grew up with it and to date the overall capability in a huge range has never been surpassed (my opinion of course). Lots will do parts as good o better but none do as good (The 8mm was also a good one and I lament the lack of 7.5 Swiss development or spread as its an amazing cartridge)
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Thanks. Just purchased the Accu-Trigger Varmint. Should have it Monday.
 
What kind of velocity and SD 's are you getting ? With the SMK 's long boat tail it should survive transonic, what powder are you using ? VV N550 with the heavy bullets worked well as I recall, again this was on 308 Wins.

You will find that SD will be as important if not more important than dime sized groups at 100. For example lets say you send that 190 gn pill down at 2600 fps. Next shot with same exact point of aim except it is only 2550 FPS hits 18 inches lower. In F class the 100 yard target has a 10 inch 10 ring, the X ring 5 inches

If you are not chrono'ing your loads looking for a low SD and ES you need to be. Wind, mirage, and inconsistent ammo is your worst enemy at 1000. 800 is a cakewalk in comparison
 
I don't know yet what velocity I'm getting. I don't have a chrono so I have to reverse engineer it. Once I get some shots at 200, 300 and 400 (maybe even 500) yards I'll be able to take the data and get close on velocity.

I'm using H4350 for powder, since that's what I've got, but several people both here on the forum as well as target shooting friends of mine here in PHX recommended it. Since I have a couple lbs. that's what I've decided to use.

By 'SD' I assume you mean sectional density'? Isn't that just physical data that's usually listed either on the box or in the manual?
 
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SD is standard deviation, you need to find someone with a chrono and preferably some long range reloading experience to give you a hand with your load development.

You don't need a Labradar just a inexpensive optical will do. I am using a sub $100 Pro Chrono and am getting good results at the target. Invest in some of Bryan Litzs books and do a search for Erik Cortinas 100 yard load development thread at Accurate Shooter.

I have never had the opportunity to shoot beyond 800 myself. I want to some day and good luck to you.
 
hounddawg said:
SD is standard deviation, you need to find someone with a chrono and preferably some long range reloading experience to give you a hand with your load development.

You don't need a Labradar just a inexpensive optical will do. I am using a sub $100 Pro Chrono and am getting good results at the target. Invest in some of Bryan Litzs books and do a search for Erik Cortinas 100 yard load development thread at Accurate Shooter.

I have never had the opportunity to shoot beyond 800 myself. I want to some day and good luck to you.
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Ah, gotcha on the SD thing.

I have Litz's, "Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting," about a third of the way through now.

I'd like to get a chrono, the MagnetoSpeed looks interesting, but alas, right now it's just not in the budget. Heck right now I only have a budget for two, maybe three more test ladders, then I have to choose a recipe and hope for the best.

I have been pestering a buddy of mine that has some experience with long range target shooting/reloading, but our schedules aren't simpatico, so mostly to this point I'm going solo.

However, in my favor, I've been told that only a few targets will be beyond 800 yards so I'm fairly confident that if I can find a cartridge that performs well at 500-600 yards, I probably won't make a fool of myself.

Anyway, thanks for all the help people, hopefully I'll have another update in a week or so. With any luck I'll have narrowed things down to two or three prospects by then.
 
4350 is a good solid 30-06 powder.

R17 is an interesting one for down the road if you keep at it.

I like H4831 but its a bit slow to max out velocity - its temp stable so a bit of help over the range of shooting 0 to 75 or so degrees.
 
Has anybody tried using Superformance powder for these long shots? I'm not a 1000 yd shooter but my best loads for my Savage 110 are Superformance. I'm getting the most consistent velocities and it meters perfectly. That said it is designed for higher velocities. My bullet of choice has been a 180 gr. SST but I'm going for max hunting performance.
 
I have shoot some 155scenars at 930meters and it worked great. It was not a super hot load and from a 308 with a 20” barrel. However this was not in windy conditions.
 
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