30.06 Favorite bullets and loads???

[JT7771]

Hey bud, just read your later posting on hunting deer. I have used the 168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip ahead of 61.5 gr of Re 19. I used this load in my 06' to take a North Texas White Tail a couple of years ago. The deer gave me a broadside shot at approx. 100 yds, when I fired, the deer acted stunned and trotted into the woods. He didn't do the "circus jump" that you see on tv, he just trotted about 20-30 yds into the woods, where I heard him fall over dead. when I examined the shot, the bullet entered where I aimed (just behind the shoulder), completely desintegrated the heart and lungs before leaving an exit hole that I could put my fist through. I'm convinced that the exit hole size is attibuted to the bullet catching the back part of the off side shoulder. for the money, you'd be hard to beat the Nosler Ballistic Tip. I love the 165 or 168gr bullets in the 06, can't find a bullet in that weight that wont shoot straight.. good luck