Anyone got any tried and true cast loads for a 1895 Browning in 30/06?

[koger]

Recieved a really slick specimen 1895 today, with buckhorn/bead barrel sights and a Tang Marbles sight. The buckhorn sights are dead on at 100 yds with factory federal 150 jsp, and the peep sight is on about 250, from what little I shot it. Gun is about mint conditon except for a hairline grain crack in the buttstock starting at the butt plate and traveling about 2". I am going to fix it tomorrow with liquid acraglass. I have Lee molds in 150 and 170, and a Noe 190 gr with 4 grease grooves/GC that shoots very well in a 30/40 AI krag single shot I have. I have found that the 190 gr will shoot well in a variety of guns that normally shoot 170 grs, I am hoping this 30/06 will shoot it well. Its metal buttplate packs a punch with factory ammo. The gun works like melted butter spreads,feeding and ejecting, great trigger around #2 and crisp. All replies appreciated.

[Fitz]

I have several 30-06 al of them love a 225 gr boolit over a splash of 2400 start around 16 gr for paper punching up to around 23 gr for hide punching. As for the Browning 1885 I have one in 38-55 that will shoot ragged holes at 100yds and never heard of any caliber of them that didn't shoot real well.

James

[Baltimoreed]

I’ve been using 193 gr rnfp .311 gc Hunters Supply boolits with V-V Tin Star [out of print-much sadness] in my ‘03 and Krags. Using them for BAMM so large steel thats close. Haven’t shot them in my ‘06 1895 Browning yet. Bought it for a rebuild into a NRA 1895 Musket.

[freakonaleash]

I have an original '95 in 30 06 that shoots everything I have tried well, both cast and jacketed. Jackets I use are 165gr to 180gr spire points and lead goes 185 to 210gr Lyman #2 with a gas check. Lead is sized to .310. Most of my loads are 1800-2000fps, never found the need to go faster. The gun was made in 1924 IIRC. Has the nifty Lyman 21 peeper too!