JimFromTN
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I am thinking of loading up some 180 gr 300 win mags. What is a good bullet. I have been looking at sierra game kings. Also been considering 185 gr bergers.
Best 300 win mag bullet
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Model70Man
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I like the 165 Interbond.
mr.big
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at Magnum speeds the Partition cant be beat,,in whatever weight you want,,I use 150`s at 3700 in my RUM
.444 Marlin
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165gr NBT or partition
im shooting the corelock in 150g,im having pass thru's with them this past year & they are staying in 1 peice as far as the exit goes.a balistic tip would be my next move up not a more bonded bullet.a hollow point might be interesting but dead is dead.i had several run with the hearts taken out ,i dont want to take out any bone just to drop them in their tracks so im going to stick with what works.by the way i have shot them with some other makes/weights & noticed no deader deer lmbo ,mike243
There are alot of good bullets out there. I'm going to shoot the Berger hunting VLD 168 out of my new rifle I just finished.
With such a massive powder charge I would advise 165 or heavier. If you go 165 the interbond or accubond or partition are all great choice. If you go 180, any cup and core bullet should be fine. For whitetail, all these are overkill but due to the high speeds, will hold the jacket to the core.
mr.big
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for elk 180 or 200 yes,,but for 200 pound or less whitetails the 150 Partition at speed will deliver a shockwave like none other,the front nose is real soft and expands well and the rear behind the partition holds the rest together and pushes it out the other side,,I killed a bunch of deer with the RUM and I figured the heavy bullets would be the way to go,,using 165 ,180,190,200,and 210 gr bullets,,in my experience the heavier bullets expand just as much as the lighter ones causing massive damage and meat loss,,the 150 partition will blow a decent sized hole but nothing compared to the heavy bullets,,
but all is moot unless the rifle will shot the bullet accurate,,any of them will kill deer dead,,I just prefere what the 150 Partition does to a whitetail over all the other 30 cal bullets,,but I have not used the 135-150 grain Barnse X bullets,
and the theory of the heavy bullets shooting flatter and holding up better in the wind is just that a theory,that doesnt come true until you are well past what nearly everybody says is an ethical range,,
run the numbers through any ballistics program,,the 150 going 300 fps faster will shoot flatter and hold up better in the wind and hit just as hard as the 180 going 300 slower,,until you get to about 675 -700 yards,,with much less recoil,,past 700 the 180 and up will start to overtake the 150,
but all is moot unless the rifle will shot the bullet accurate,,any of them will kill deer dead,,I just prefere what the 150 Partition does to a whitetail over all the other 30 cal bullets,,but I have not used the 135-150 grain Barnse X bullets,
and the theory of the heavy bullets shooting flatter and holding up better in the wind is just that a theory,that doesnt come true until you are well past what nearly everybody says is an ethical range,,
run the numbers through any ballistics program,,the 150 going 300 fps faster will shoot flatter and hold up better in the wind and hit just as hard as the 180 going 300 slower,,until you get to about 675 -700 yards,,with much less recoil,,past 700 the 180 and up will start to overtake the 150,
Dittos to Mr.Big Posts.
I can add the 150 gr Sierra Pro Hunter for deer and even hogs killed several deer with them in a WSM an RUM and 3 hogs with them in a RUM at 3500,very impressed with them. Have had only one fail to exit on a deer,shoulder shot at about 30 yards DRT.
I can add the 150 gr Sierra Pro Hunter for deer and even hogs killed several deer with them in a WSM an RUM and 3 hogs with them in a RUM at 3500,very impressed with them. Have had only one fail to exit on a deer,shoulder shot at about 30 yards DRT.
JimFromTN
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I have been shooting 150's but I am not getting the grouping I was wanting. Its good enough to kill deer and I have killed several with them but I feel I could do better in the accuracy dept. I know I did not tweak the load enough for optimal accuracy and the shooter needs more practice. I thought that since the rate of twist was 1 in 10 that a 180 gr bullet would probably be a little more accurate than the 150.
I just dropped off my rifle at a gunsmith yestarday to have it pillar bedded and the action blue printed and trued. I don't know if that was a good idea because the more I tweak it, the more I have to accept responsibility for my own poor shooting habits.
I just dropped off my rifle at a gunsmith yestarday to have it pillar bedded and the action blue printed and trued. I don't know if that was a good idea because the more I tweak it, the more I have to accept responsibility for my own poor shooting habits.
mr.big
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by all means if I was not satisfied with accuracy I would try something else,,alot of times I will change and try different bullet weights just to see what they will do,,
I have learned over the years that most .300 win mags that are 1-10" twist favor the heavier bullets. I have one that loves the 200 grain bullets.
TNRAMBLINGMAN
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My 300 A Bolt loves 200 grain accubonds. Twice I shot 3/4 inch groups at 200 yards. But the recoil is stout.
So I dropped back to 180s which don't group quite as well. I used to use Ballistic Tips but I wanted a little more weight retention and maybe just a little less devastion. The Accubonds I have weighed after shooting a deer were at about 65% or so of original weight. This is good enough to hunt elk with although I have not shot enough elk to have a statistically valid opinion.
I use the same bullet but 140 grains in my 7 mag A-bolt.
So I dropped back to 180s which don't group quite as well. I used to use Ballistic Tips but I wanted a little more weight retention and maybe just a little less devastion. The Accubonds I have weighed after shooting a deer were at about 65% or so of original weight. This is good enough to hunt elk with although I have not shot enough elk to have a statistically valid opinion.
I use the same bullet but 140 grains in my 7 mag A-bolt.
CPerkins
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Rackseeker said:
I used them last year and was very impressed. Two deer. One at about 70 yards, one at almost 200. Be ready for some blood shot meat, but I don't think you'll have trouble finding them.
