300 RUM Whitetail load

KPK · 10-13-2005, 02:14 PM

I just got a 300 rum in a remington 700 and am looking into reloading for it. I got some cheap boxes of Remington Premier in 180g at Wal-Mart for $18 a box, but I am thinking about shooting up a box and reloading a few for season. Or will these be sufficient for now? What would be a good recipe for the gun? Bullets, powder, etc?

Kyle Kilhoffer

10-13-2005, 02:32 PM

The most dynamic load I have seen that seems to work in just about every 300RUM I have seen, was one I put together about 3 years ago when they first came out.

180gr Partition (Mossy uses accubond)
93.5gr H1000 215M primer
3.62" COL

KPK · 10-13-2005, 02:35 PM

Thanks bigcounty. can you explain this:
93.5gr H1000 215M primer
3.62" COL

New to all this haha

charlie brown · 10-13-2005, 02:44 PM

KPK - When does your season start? By reading your last post, it seems that you are new to reloading. It can take time to get a good load together, especially for a cartridge such as the 300 RUM. Do you already have the dies, etc? My recommendation would be to get a couple boxes of different ammo, see which shoots best, then use that for deer this year, and work up loads for the gun by reloading this winter/spring/summer.

Please don't take offsense, but from what I have gathered, that seems to be the best route right now.

Then again, I could be wrong[&:]

charlie brown · 10-13-2005, 02:46 PM

Oh, and providing that ammo shoots well in your rifle, they will be fine for whitetails at any range you can safely and responsibly shoot.

KPK · 10-13-2005, 02:59 PM

You are right, I am new to reloading. Actually the only thing I have reloaded are shotgun shells. I will do what you said and just work on that for next season, but if anyone has any recipes I could try that would be great.

Kyle

handloader1 · 10-14-2005, 11:11 PM

I have always wanted to see how a Hornady 220 gr. RN traveling at 3000 f/s out of a .300 RUM would preform on deer. [8D][8D]Good luck.

10-16-2005, 08:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: KPK

You are right, I am new to reloading. Actually the only thing I have reloaded are shotgun shells. I will do what you said and just work on that for next season, but if anyone has any recipes I could try that would be great.

Kyle

H1000 is the powder with the wieght.
215M is a federal magnum primer.
and you want to seat the bullet to 3.62" overall length

stubblejumper · 10-16-2005, 08:24 PM

My own 300ultramags prefer r-25 using a180gr bullet,but each gun is different and has it's own preference.

Roskoe · 10-16-2005, 09:19 PM

There are two "schools of thought" on using a .300 magnum on whitetails. School #1 is to hit them with a fairly fast expanding bullet that is going to cause a lot of tissue damage and Hopefully drop them in their tracks - or at least close by. A new generation Nosler Ballistic Tip, Hornady SST,or Sierra Boat Tail would fit this criteria. Might wind up with extensive meat damage to the front quarters, though.

School #2 would be to use a tougher elk typebullet - one that will certainly pass through on anything short of an end-for-end shot. Less tissue damage - more meat for the freezer. Sometimes they can run a ways hit in the ribs, though. Barnes Triple Shock or Nosler Partition might be a good bullet for this application. You could also shoot them through the shoulders in a scenario where the deer had to drop right there.

Decisions, decisions . . . .