Where can I purchase the 55 grain 30-06 accelerator cartridges?

Question

I don't have the money at the moment to invest in a gun for coyotes so I figured I would see if anybody made these rounds anymore. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Remington still has these on the market, but they're expensive as Hell! Remington factory loads are almost $1.50 per round!
Go to http://www.cheaperthandirt.com
CTD has your 55gr. loads in stock, #66291, for $28.27 per 20rd box.
I really lucked out several years ago, finding an outfit that sold the sabot inserts alone. I was able to purchase 5000 for about $10 per 1000, and have had a blast reloading .22 Sabot loads for all manner of .30 cal ammo, from .30 carbine for a brother all the way up to the .30-06 you've been looking for, including 7,62x39 for AK's and 7,62x51 NATO(.308 Win.) and, believe it or not, .30 Mauser(7,63x25 Tok.) for my CZ-52 pistol, all of which work GREAT.

Answer 2

Well, no. It's considerably too large. It was a head-scratcher when I first read that the Army had trouble getting a lot of troops to where they could shoot the thing. Apparently people without firearms experience can be that recoil sensitive. Even the 308/M-14 combination proved too much, being bulky and uncontrollable in burst fire. 5.56x45, of course, goes too far in the other direction, lacking stopping power in close-quarter combat. That might have been suggested by the fact that countries using 6.5 mm military cartridges had found them inadequate. When the US forced NATO to adopt the 7.62x51, the British had done a good deal of study to determine the best ballistics for a battle cartridge: a 7mm bullet of about 120-130 grains at about 2500 fps. The folks at Enfield had even developed a 280 British cartridge that would have been the best cartridge ever had the US not bulldozed them out of it. Their study wasn't exactly a huge leap ahead. The British had wanted to move to a 7mm before WW I, but the war intervened; and the M-1 Garand was developed for a 7mm cartridge and changed to 30-06 at the "suggestion" of MacArthur, whose suggestions had the force of an eleventh commandment. And his thinking had nothing to do with the advantages of the 30-06 but simply the fact that in the 30's, with the Great Depression, we had billions of rounds of 30-06 in inventory. That concept of the ideal cartridge was the impetus behind the development of the 6.8 SPC. The AR-15 platform is a little too small to get the proper ballistics from a 7mm bullet, and the 6.8 was as big as could be fit into the M-4/M-16.

Answer 3

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Where can I purchase the 55 grain 30-06 accelerator cartridges?
I don't have the money at the moment to invest in a gun for coyotes so I figured I would see if anybody made these rounds anymore. Any thoughts?

Answer 4

30-06 Accelerator

Answer 5

You can try at Midway Shooting supply. Their website is http://www.midwayusa.com.

The direct link to the product is http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=220009

It says the product is a seasonal run and is currently sold out.

If you can't find them, just get a box of the Remington Managed Recoil ammo with the 125 gr. bullets. It is a little overkill for a coyote, but I've never shot anything too dead in my life. Federal and Winchester also also makes a round with 125 gr bullets.

If you are worried about ruining the pelts (and if your state allows it), you could get some FMJ bullets. I probably wouldn't do it personally as I think there would be a good chance of wounding an animal rather than a clean kill.

Answer 6

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An interesting question though a bit morbid. I agree that the .223 is better suited for military combat. The 30-06 was overkill we are not talking about killing a 1,000lb bull elk here but humans.

Answer 7

Remington doesn't make these rounds anymore. They said it contributed to eary barrel burnout. But we all know the real reason was that these rounds are non traceable (no land or groove marks) by law enforcement agencies. You might check e-bay. I don't know if you can sell ammo on there though.

Answer 8

Try 120 to 130 grain bullets. They will do the job without any damage to your rifle.

Answer 9

remington still makes them ask you local gun shop if they dont have them in stock they should be able to oder them for you i have friends that use them and have downed cyotes at better than 300 yards with them happy hunting and good luck

Answer 10

Sportsman's Guide seems to have it in stock, but they ain't cheap.
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