What bullet!!!!!!!
 

I have a young friend (Marine) on his way overseas, not sure where, it's top secret. However, I have an early 80s' model Weatherby chambered in the 300 Win. Mag. (long action), which I want to give him, it has a 3X9 Leoupould scope . I want to load him a couple of hundred rounds for Elk Hunting. Would/can some of you recommend a load for this rifle (26 in barrel) and kicks like a 5 legged mule.

May be a 24 inch barrel, will have to check. My only request to him is, go elk hunting, I was never able, Maybe I want to live thru him, but want him to have a hunt of a life time, and I don't know when that time will come for him.

Don't get into any arguments over this, please, just some suggestions that I can handload for him.

Sincerely,
Dane
dog1

180 grains!

Barnes Tipped-TSX


Any quality 180gr bullet really...

Accubond/Scirocco
A-Frame
core-lokt ultra

what bullet
 

i reaaly like the nosler accubond 160 grn.but i hear the berger 168 grn vld is a great bullet also.

That's a nice jesture your are doing.May the LORD watch over your friend and I hope he comes home and kills a record elk with your gift.
Sorry I can't help you with a load but there's a wealth of knowledge here that I'm sure will help you.

I vote for Barnes TSX in 180 gr. Out of a .300 Win mag it would hit like a sledgehammer.

I use 180gr. Nosler Partitions in my 300 RUM. Works excellent on elk. Also a 180gr Speer Grand Slam is another good bullet you might want to try, they are a very good shooting bullet that does well on elk, at least in my experences.

Definitely a 180 gr and my picks would be what shot the best out of that gun between the Barnes TSX, Nosler Partition, Nosler Accubond or the Scirroco II.

I would just load up the 200 or so rnds that U plan on and let him shoot the gun and get used to it....as most reloaders know not all loads work the same in every rifle....me I would kill for some real 150grn winchester silvertip bullets!!! they are very deadly in my .300, I use them for elk all the time or I should say when I can find them and load some up....but then after he gets back home U can work up a load for him, that U both have confidence in!!!!

What load gives you the best accuracy out of that firearm?

He's looking for a load, not just bullet recommendations.

Howdy! To make things easier you need to use premium ammo made by Remington, Winchester, Federal etc. I use the 180 Gr. nosler partion bullets that Federal makes on elk. For more information read Boddington's reviews on premium ammo. Premium is not cheap but it is worth the extra $$$. Jim

I would suggest the 200 grain accubond. It has a .588 BC which means it shoots about as flat as most 180s at long range and hits a lot harder.

Most Weatherbys have lots of freebore and also allow long OAL cartridges to feed from the magazine. So you can seat that long accubond out of the case without getting into the rifleing or taking up powder capacity.

2900+ FPS should be doable with that bullet and any of the RL22, 25, or RL17 powders. I think best velocities are with Power Pro 4000 according to Alliant.

200 grain Swift "A" !!!

300 win. mag
 

I have been talking to Sierra, Hornady, Nosler, and Speer for more than 20 years. All of them say the the same thing. Elk hunting bullets in 300 mags should be 180 or 200 gr. because these bullets are built for 3000 fps. or more. Plus the jackets is made for elk CXP3 class game. Chuck Hawks has a bullet page that is a good read and he is not trying to sell anything.
As for powder I have shoot thousnds of rounds and too many different ones to count from a 300 Win. Nine times out of ten I will come back to IMR. 4350, 4831, or 7828 will most likely do the job. If I had to pick just one it would be 4831.
I now hunt elk with a 300 WSM less recoil. The bullet is Hornady 190 btsp. with Imr 4350. Hope this helps.