My dad's friend borrowed us his Remington 7400 in 30.06 for the season in exchange for our shotgun. He gave us some remington high velocity ammo 180 gr.(thats all that is said on the box) Is this the corkloc ammo? Now is this stuff good within 100 yrd range since that is the max that I will be able to shoot at in the location that I hunt? I am really big into shotguns and hunting with bow but this is the first time I got a gun/bow tag, so I want to know which ammo you would recommend. I figured since it has to be sighted in a little I would purchase the same ammo to hunt with as I used to sight it in.

MIke.

Should be fine, sounds like garden-variety Remington ammo. If it was something other than a Cor-Lokt, then that would be a specialty bullet and probably written on the box (and would cost more).

Unless the box is marked "don't shoot deer with this" I wouldn't worry about it.

Any of the common bullet weights should be fine, 150, 165, 180gr, etc. Good luck!

Along the same lines, I've bought my first "deer" rifle this year in .30-06 after spending my first 2 years hunting with my 870. However, I have no clue what bullet weight to use. The standard ones appear to be 150, 165 and 180 along with a few heavier ones in the 200-220 range.

Can someone shed some light on what scenarios would require a heavier bullet? If the only big game I'm hunting is deer, would a situation ever arise where I would need a 180 or 200 grain bullet over a 150 or 165? Or are the larger bullets mainly for larger game such as elk, moose, bear, whatever?

While in theory I could shoot across a field at 300+ yards, I have no plans of doing so and will most likely not take anything more than 200 unless conditions are perfect (no wind, deer is broadside and still and I've got a solid rest).

Thanks for any info.

I use 165 gr Federal with sucess and have used 150gr Remmingtons also. Since I just bought several boxes of Remingington 220gr 30-06 for bear hunting I may use them or my 45-70 this year for deer. But if you hit a deer in the lungs with any of the 30-06 he is not going to far no matter what bullet you use.

Along the same lines, I've bought my first "deer" rifle this year in .30-06 after spending my first 2 years hunting with my 870. However, I have no clue what bullet weight to use. The standard ones appear to be 150, 165 and 180 along with a few heavier ones in the 200-220 range.

Can someone shed some light on what scenarios would require a heavier bullet? If the only big game I'm hunting is deer, would a situation ever arise where I would need a 180 or 200 grain bullet over a 150 or 165? Or are the larger bullets mainly for larger game such as elk, moose, bear, whatever?

While in theory I could shoot across a field at 300+ yards, I have no plans of doing so and will most likely not take anything more than 200 unless conditions are perfect (no wind, deer is broadside and still and I've got a solid rest).

Thanks for any info.


For just deer, there really isn't any need for the heavier bullets IMO. I would pick out a few different 150 and 165gr loads and see what shoots the best in you rifle. Then hunt with whatever your gun likes best. I've found that my .308 blr likes the Federal Premium 165gr and Hornady LightMag stuff the best.

Anything over 165 grain in a Remington semi auto is not recommended due to the fact that they damage the top guide in the receiver from severe recoil. Along the same lines any of the light magnum ammo should be avoided for the same reason. I have seen a number of the Remingtons come in with the receiver guide damaged, and every one of them was either from firing the light magnum loads or loads of 180 grain or higher. Remington develobed the .280 Remington for use in the Model 740 as competition for the Winchester .270 but never loaded it to it's full potential due to this very problem.

Lee L.

Along the same lines, I've bought my first "deer" rifle this year in .30-06 after spending my first 2 years hunting with my 870. However, I have no clue what bullet weight to use. The standard ones appear to be 150, 165 and 180 along with a few heavier ones in the 200-220 range.

Can someone shed some light on what scenarios would require a heavier bullet? If the only big game I'm hunting is deer, would a situation ever arise where I would need a 180 or 200 grain bullet over a 150 or 165? Or are the larger bullets mainly for larger game such as elk, moose, bear, whatever?

While in theory I could shoot across a field at 300+ yards, I have no plans of doing so and will most likely not take anything more than 200 unless conditions are perfect (no wind, deer is broadside and still and I've got a solid rest).

Thanks for any info.

Almost anything coming out of a .30-06 will be ample for any deer that ever walked. Don't get too carried away with all of the choices, it's like buying toothpaste, do we really need 47 brands that all offer tartar control?

Shoot whatever weight works well for your gun. I'd start with the common 150gr. loads, as they're normally the cheapest. A 200 yard zero will serve you well; that should be right at 2 inches high at 100 yards, by the way.