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What grain bullet is best bank for the buck?? 150, 165, 180??

I have a Ruger (SNAL would be proud) American Bolt action 30-06. This will probably be a deer rifle if I can ever find a place to hunt....But I want the longest range possible. 200-300 yards would still have plenty of knock down power...Correct?? Probably won't shoot over 100 most of the time, but want the capability.

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Any of those will work. I like the 165 gr accubonds


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I don't hunt, mainly just poke holes in paper but out of the variety I've tried my Savage 110 groups well with 165 gr Hornady Super performance. I've read alot of guys say 168 gr. SMK BTHP is a really good round.
 
200-300 is plenty. Grandfather gave me a 30-06 I used for deer hunting. Any grain from 150-175 will work. Match bullets work well believe it or not to. SMK
 
I use 165 gr corelokts. White tails do not require magic bullets if your shot placement is good. .30-06 is good stuff for hunting. 150 gr bullets will work great too just test your load in your rifle for accuracy and consistency.
 
I've always used 150gr bullets in my 30-06s and I enjoy them. 150gr is more then enough to take deer in NC and almost any effective range. My cheap woods gun is a Marlin XL7 and so far it likes Hornady SSTs...dropped a number of deer with them.
 
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165's do well in the '06. I load for mine and I'm partial to Noslers, either partitions or ballistic tips.
 
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