The 30-06 with a 180 grain bullet is about as traditional as American big game hunting gets, and it still works on everything from whitetails to moose. This listing is Winchester Super-X 30-06 Springfield 180 grain Power-Point soft point ammo, MPN X30064, sold as 200 rounds for hunters, guides, and families who share one reliable load across several rifles.
Winchester rates this load at 2,700 fps with 2,913 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, about 170 ft-lbs more than the same bullet from a 308. Power-Point bullets have an exposed soft lead nose and a notched jacket that encourage fast, controlled mushrooming, while the heavier base drives penetration. At 180 grains, this load is a confident choice for elk, moose, black bear, and large hogs, and it remains effective on deer at normal ranges. It is a hunting round, not a target load.
This ammunition fits rifles chambered in 30-06 Springfield, including the Remington 700 and 7400, Winchester Model 70, Browning BAR and A-Bolt, Ruger American and M77 Hawkeye, Savage 110, Tikka T3x, Weatherby Vanguard, and Mossberg Patriot. A common question is whether this load is safe in an M1 Garand. Heavy 180 grain commercial hunting loads are generally not recommended for the Garand because of operating rod stress, so use ammunition made for that rifle. Another common question is whether 30-06 and 308 are interchangeable. They are not. The 30-06 case is longer, so match the marking on your barrel.
Winchester X30064 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA. It uses reloadable boxer-primed brass and non-corrosive primers. This listing provides 10 boxes of 20 rounds for 200 total, all from one lot, so every rifle in camp can share a zero and every hunter gets the same performance. Shoot a few rounds at 100 and 200 yards before the season to confirm holds, because a 180 grain bullet drops more than lighter loads at longer range.
George Sutherland –
11 cartridges for 11 Bucks