My Wife and I both have a Savage 11/111 30-06 22” barrel with a 1-10 twist.
We hunt primarily Whitetail Deer, though there is a chance at Black Bear in our area. We might also choose to travel south for a chance to hog hunt.
So what I am looking for is a load that will cover the above from 0 to 200 yards with a load using 150-170 grain bullets with the recoil and ballistics some were between a 30-30 and a 300 Savage. I have seen this question asked and I haven’t seen a definitive answer.
Is there a manual I could buy that will list a load like I’m wanting? I would be more than happy to buy one. I currently have the Lee 2[sup]nd[/sup] edition, Hornady 8[sup]th[/sup] edition and Nosler #6 as well as the Lyman pistol and revolver 3[sup]rd[/sup] edition.
I have loaded the Nosler 125 Gr BT with H4895 using the youth load, recoil is great but the Wife shot a Doe with this load and didn’t recover the deer. It was near the end of legal shooting light on the last day, she and her brother found what they described as a lot of blood but it got to dark to track. It happened to rain and snow that night, and I had to work the next two days so I couldn’t track it. I wasn’t there so I didn’t see the shot or the blood, I’m not going to say it was the bullets fault. I just want more confidence in our loads.
I have also seen the question come up saying why not just use a 30-30, well to answer that before it is asked. I prefer a bolt action and they no longer make a 30-30 bolt action and a 300 Savage is not offered by Savage in the 11/111. Also 30-06 brass is a lot easier to get and I can buy factory ammo off the shelf just about anywhere if I need to. I can handel the recoil of the 30-06 and I think the Wife could as well, we just do not want to. Please do not take the last as being sarcastic, it is not. I just wanted to explain our reasons for my choice.
So could you help me find or develop a safe dependable load? The current powder I have on hand is H4895, I have seen some comments about extreme muzzle blast with it though.
Thanks, Jeff
We hunt primarily Whitetail Deer, though there is a chance at Black Bear in our area. We might also choose to travel south for a chance to hog hunt.
So what I am looking for is a load that will cover the above from 0 to 200 yards with a load using 150-170 grain bullets with the recoil and ballistics some were between a 30-30 and a 300 Savage. I have seen this question asked and I haven’t seen a definitive answer.
Is there a manual I could buy that will list a load like I’m wanting? I would be more than happy to buy one. I currently have the Lee 2[sup]nd[/sup] edition, Hornady 8[sup]th[/sup] edition and Nosler #6 as well as the Lyman pistol and revolver 3[sup]rd[/sup] edition.
I have loaded the Nosler 125 Gr BT with H4895 using the youth load, recoil is great but the Wife shot a Doe with this load and didn’t recover the deer. It was near the end of legal shooting light on the last day, she and her brother found what they described as a lot of blood but it got to dark to track. It happened to rain and snow that night, and I had to work the next two days so I couldn’t track it. I wasn’t there so I didn’t see the shot or the blood, I’m not going to say it was the bullets fault. I just want more confidence in our loads.
I have also seen the question come up saying why not just use a 30-30, well to answer that before it is asked. I prefer a bolt action and they no longer make a 30-30 bolt action and a 300 Savage is not offered by Savage in the 11/111. Also 30-06 brass is a lot easier to get and I can buy factory ammo off the shelf just about anywhere if I need to. I can handel the recoil of the 30-06 and I think the Wife could as well, we just do not want to. Please do not take the last as being sarcastic, it is not. I just wanted to explain our reasons for my choice.
So could you help me find or develop a safe dependable load? The current powder I have on hand is H4895, I have seen some comments about extreme muzzle blast with it though.
Thanks, Jeff
