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Griffin and Howe "bull gun"

A few years back I glommed an old 30.06 Griffin and Howe "bull gun". It was in pretty good shape and had a 28" heavy bull barrel. Is 30.06 pretty well dead as a target round?

The rifle is set up for one of the old long tube, external adjustment scopes and I would like to give it a whirl at long range.

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That is one cool rifle! With modern bullets and powders I don't see why that old gal couldn't shoot out to 1000 yards accurately. She might surprise you! BTW, I think Leatherman makes replicas of the old Unertls that rifle has bases for or you can get a cantilever picatinny rail that mounts to the rear base if you want to use a modern optic.
 
Thanks, DGP4

I mounted an old Fecker scope on the G&H and shot it a bit yesterday.

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The scope was of unknown magnification and was somewhat cloudy. I also had no luck adjusting the parallax, so the image was a bit blurry. Despite that, the rifle shot a hair over 1MOA using Federal GMM.

I used some cheap PRVI to get on paper, and then shot a 5 round group with 168 gr Federal GMM at 100 yards.

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A few years back I glommed an old 30.06 Griffin and Howe "bull gun". It was in pretty good shape and had a 28" heavy bull barrel. Is 30.06 pretty well dead as a target round?

The rifle is set up for one of the old long tube, external adjustment scopes and I would like to give it a whirl at long range.

HkIMFq9.jpg


bulP6yb.jpg


yHK9SOS.jpg


ReLIWJj.jpg
There's a video on YouTube of a rifleman making 2,800 yard hits with an 06.
 
Cal
Thanks for sharing pictures of a neat old rifle. On adjusting the parrallax, you know to loosen the front "lock ring" than adjust the parrallax and retighten the front ring.

Hal
 
Beautiful, classic rifle!:)

Here are some published accuracy loads:

Data

In the previous articles, use of medium-fast to medium burn speed powders was very prevalent. Here however, we land in the realm of medium-slow powders. IMR4350 and H-4350 powders rule the roost with H-4831 working very well with heavy bullets. Here we go:

· 180 gr. Sierra MatchKing, 56.0 gr. of IMR4350 or H-4350, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

· 185 gr. Lapua D46 FMJBT, 54.0 gr. of IMR4350 or H-4350, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

· 190 gr. Sierra MatchKing, 53.0 gr. of IMR4350 or H-4350, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

· 200gr. Sierra MatchKing, 52.0 gr. of IMR4350 or H-4350, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

The loads above are top-notch for 500 to 600 yard shooting. The 200 grain load really shines on a bad wind/mirage day and at the 1000 yard targets. With the 1000 yard line in mind, the following loads are excellent:

· 190 gr. Sierra MatchKing, 55.0 gr. of IMR4350, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

· 200gr. Sierra MatchKing, 58.0 gr. of H-4831, Civilian Match Brass, Winchester LR or Federal 210/210GM Primer

The heavy loads will rock you with a bit of recoil but, if you're shooting jacket is padded properly and your rifle stock length is correct for you, thumbs-up and go get 'em, Tiger!!! These loads are proven performers, time and again.

Side Note - I haven't used Accurate's 4350 in the 4350 loads above but, I'll bet you that it will work like a champ too. Check their load data for appropriate powder charges.

One or more of the loads referenced above will provide consistent, reliable and supremely accurate ammunition for your match-prepped bolt-action rifle. Have fun and good shooting!

http://www.provenreloads-handloads....-springfield-part-3-long-distance-rifle-loads


We have a huge selection of .30 caliber bullets these days, many new VLDs for longer range targets. Just be sure to check the bullets against the rifle's twist rate.

I started out using the 190 gr. VLDs but have since backed down to the much better 180 gr. VLD/Match bullets. I have NOT used any solids in any of the vintage rifles due to the lesser quality barrel steel available at that time.

Enjoy!
 
Until a few years ago when he quit shooting Herman Salazar was still quite competitive with his favorite 30-06. Sadly his web with much great info was dropped as well. Maybe someone has some of that info they could share.
 
Cal
Thanks for sharing pictures of a neat old rifle. On adjusting the parrallax, you know to loosen the front "lock ring" than adjust the parrallax and retighten the front ring.

Hal
Thanks, Hal.

This scope is a Fecker, which has a wierd parallax adjustment ring. It is in the center of the tube, rather than at the the front. I'm still trying to figure it out.
 

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