300 WEATHERBY MAG.--BEST LOAD

loner · 06-22-2003, 08:22 AM

I RECENTLY TRADED ONE OF MY 30-06 FOR A 300 W. MAG . I HAVE BEEN SHOOTING THE 150GR PSP CORLOKT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.MOST OF MY SHOTS ARE 100-250 YARDS.IS REM 180 PSP ADEQUETE OR SHOULD I CONSIDER THE 190 PSP BOAT-TAIL? OBVIOUSLY,WEATHERBY OFFERS SEVERAL MORE CHOICES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE WHERE I LIVE.

handloader1 · 06-22-2003, 10:02 PM

Is that a 300 Win. Mag., or 300 Wby. Mag.? I think you are taking about the 300 Wby. Mag. The Boat Tail (BT) bullet shines at 300 + yards due to it being more arrow dynamic. I will use BT' s on medium thin skinned game, but not on large muscled, heavy boned big game. BT bullets don' t hold up as well as Flat Based (FB) bullets. If you are going after medium sized game, you can go with a BT, but I would stick with a FB bullet for big game. The only BT I will use on big game is a Barnes XBT. Good luck.

loner · 06-22-2003, 11:09 PM

thanks for the reply. i do have the wby mag and will only shoot whitetail.i think i will start with the 180gr psp and see how it performs.

Solitary Man · 06-24-2003, 07:26 PM

Hey, loner, I grew up one county south of you and I do some hunting in your neck of the woods. I' ve got two cousins that live in Sardis and we lease some land southwest of there. What part of Panola county do you hunt?

My favorite deer rifle is my .300 Weatherby Sako. I haven' t bought any factory ammo in a while since I handload, but I know a couple of factory offerings from Weatherby that will probably serve you well. You could try the 180 grain SP (Hornady Spire Point) or the 180 grain Nosler Partition. When I first got my rifle and before I reloaded for it, I tried the 180 gr. SP and it shot really well. It' ll be fine out to and beyond the ranges you' re shooting. If you can' t find this ammo in your area, you may have to make a trip to Memphis or you can order it from Cabelas I think.

I' ve been using the 165gr. Hornady SST and 180 gr. Swift Scirocco in mine lately, but I' m not really satisfied with how they perform on whitetail. Sometimes I shoot em' really close (like 15 or 20 yards) and I find that these bullets expand too much at this distance. I recently bought some of the new Barnes Triple Shocks and I' m going to be working up a load with them in the next few weeks. As a matter of fact, I' ll probably be heading down your way to try them out. You' re welcome to join me, but right now I don' t know when that will be.

loner · 06-26-2003, 08:09 AM

SM-THANKS FOR THE POST.I HUNT LAFAYETTE COUNTY.I LIVE OFF 315 HWY TOWARDS THE DAM.