lazyMlazyK
Silver $$ Contributor
So a friend has been helping me with some of my .30-06 loads lately, and I think i'm really starting to get somewhere. This new-ish Win 70 (made in the last 15 years or so) has never shot factory ammo well, and I had to settle on handloads that grouped around 3/4"-1" @ 100 yards. Tried various seating depths, powder charges, bullet types, primers, etc. and nothing would really make a difference. My buddy helped me replace the factory stock with a 1986 WinTuff laminate that one of his friends had for sale, and that seemed to help quite a bit, especially after bedding it. The Sierra 150gr. bullets with IMR4064 had grouped around 1"-2" in the factory stock, and now with a light roll crimp I'm able to get around 1/2"! I know some people would think this is just OK, but for my history with this rifle it's a miracle. With factory crimped handloads, it shoots even a little bit better. I'm going to experiment with the factory crimp die and more of the 150, 165, and 180gr bullets I've got sitting around. She really seems to like a factory crimp for some reason.