which is the best iof .315 or .30-06

[gurjeetkang]

dear friends, please suggest me which rifle is best iof .315 or iof 30-06.for compitition games. what the price those rifle and ammos.

[gitana]

iof 30-06
cost @ INR 1.2 lakh? - has been discussed on the forum many times.
ballistic data for the 30-06 is available if you search. ammo - availability isnt an issue, quantity might be depending on your licence quota, members have suggested Sellier & Bellot 180 grain ammo as the best performing for the iof 30-06
your mileage may vary

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Sellier & Bellot 180 grain

Try to choose a lighter bullet if you are partial to your shoulder. In competition, I am assuming you are thinking of 300m prone, you will be firing a minimum of 60 times.

[gurjeetkang]

can use of.315 iof in campitions for won

[goodboy_mentor]

Nowhere in the world .315 is being manufactured today except our glorious IOF. There can be no comparison between 30-06 round and .315 round. 30-06 round is ballistically much superior to .315 round. The .30-06(7.62 x 63 mm) remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle cartridge for nearly 50 years before it was finally replaced by the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO. The .30-06 still remains a very popular cartridge.

[savage]

Nowhere in the world .315 is being manufactured today except our glorious IOF. There can be no comparison between 30-06 round and .315 round. 30-06 round is ballistically much superior to .315 round. The .30-06(7.62 x 63 mm) remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle cartridge for nearly 50 years before it was finally replaced by the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO. The .30-06 still remains a very popular cartridge.

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can use of.315 iof in campitions for won

The ballistic performance data of the 315 is not easily found, may not even be available. While there is no doubt that the basic action is proven and respected, the IOF execution is questionable. You will require to invest a lot of efort and even more money to convert the IOF 315 into an accurate and precise tool. After you figure out the required modifications, you will have to find a competent gunsmith to get those done, or do them yourselves. After you accurise the rifle, you will need to design and machine your own bullets for required aerodynamic characteristics, and find reloading dies and other equipment to put the bullets into the cartridge case. Reloading is legal, but supplies are not available, so you will end up using primers, cases and powder from live cartridges. This can be very dangerous, and not advisable for an amateur. Then you will test and refine your bullet design and powder loads and tabulate performance to find your most accurate load. Your ammo quota will not allow you to do this in any reasonable time. Even then, the best performing custom load for your rifle may not be accurate enough to win in a competition. Most likely, it will be a good entry level match rifle.
To be honest, you will have to work on the IOF 30-06 too. However, more information is available about the 30-06 than the 315. Also, you wont have to machine your own bullets. IFG members have achieved good performance from their IOF 30-06 rifles.