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WWII 03-A3 Ammo Choice?
- Thread starter K98
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No need for anything hotter unless your trying to buck the wind at 600yards plus.
For general plinking I like the PPU M2 ammo and HXP surplus. Other than that buy the cheapest stuff off the shelf you can find. Unless your really trying to shoot the X ring
For general plinking I like the PPU M2 ammo and HXP surplus. Other than that buy the cheapest stuff off the shelf you can find. Unless your really trying to shoot the X ring
What do you mean by hotter? Usually hotter refers to pushing said bullet faster, ie., an increased powder charge using the same bullet. Factory loads are hard to decipher, since they don't usually post what's in them. Good luck finding factory ammo that is loaded with 2.0 grains more for any given group of components.
Unless you reload, the posts above make good sense.
If you reload cast bullets can be fun.... I shoot a 160 grain cast over 16grains or 2400 for about 1600fps good enough for a few gold and silver trinkets at cmp vintage. 10 ring accurate to 200 yards when I can put them there
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I'm doubtful there's any modern 30-06 that is close to hurting a 1903a3 .....of course we need to take into account abuse of receiver prior .
Close inspection of locking lugs and proper headspace should keep any modern 30-06 under control.
One might ask why you would want to shoot a 220 grain full power 30-06 at paper.
The original 30 cal 1903 ammo was 220 grain bullet 30-03
Before switching to 150 and 173 grain bullets off and on through out the 30 cal fodder for military use.
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