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3/12/2026 11:13:19 AM EDT
Anybody have powder and projectile recommendations for 30-06 rifle for 500 yard target shooting?
3/12/2026 11:22:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Urimaginaryfrnd][Edited] [#1]
IMR 4350. Close to max load

Barnes TTSX  168 or 180  
(Depends on which weight the rifle likes )

Fed Gold Match primer

Starline  or Lapua brass

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3/12/2026 11:24:32 AM EDT
[#2]
Pretty much anything you throw in it will bang 2 MOA steel at 500 yards with good dope.

If you want to handload some match bullets, just use 175 SMKs.  I think Midway has some as seconds right now for fairly cheap.

Be warned, if this is a sporter weight hunting rifle, you will develop some bad habits shooting it as a target gun for long strings of fire.

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