300 SW performance?

[spaniel]

Just curious if anyone has tried the 300gr Shockwave (bonded) on elk. I had planned to get some Noslers and test them out, but things got busy and I did not get them ordered in time with my hunt only about a week away. The best I could score at the store was the 300 SWs.

I shot them out of my Omega X7 (no scope, only will use it 100 yds or so) and they shot very well with 120gr 777. That load has quite a kick in a light gun!

[sabotloader]

spaniel

I normally shoot the .458/300 Nosler for elk season and they really do work well... as for the 300 Bonded SW I have one concern - to many reports (not first hand knowledge) of the bullet, and I will use Semi's term, penciling throughthe animal at close ranges and with a heavy propellent charge. Now if you add in the thickness of an elk hide and the load you you suggest 120 T7 it could be just fineespecially beyond 100 yards - I would be inclined to go with a 100 grain load and still would bet you would get a complete pass through.

Any chance you could find some .452/300 grain Speer Golds? I would stake a lot on that bullet doing everything you wanted even at 120 grains from 25 to 200 yards.

[spaniel]

Thanks. If I get a shot with this gun (it's my backup) I'll make sure to get a solid hit through some mass just in case.

Interesting that higher charges would increase the risk of penciling through. My gut would suggest greater expansion at increased velocity, not the opposite. Anything's possible though.

[sabotloader]

spaniel

Here is my take on the "penciling..." The bullet is driven so fast by the heavy charge + the areodymanics of the bullets + the toughness of the bullet - it really doesn't get time to expand before it is out of the animal - deer in particular - elk that would and could be a different situation all together.

This is all speculation on my part from reading posts explaining results and powder charges... They all seem to indicate at longer ranges the bullet work great..- I have not shot this bullet at all....