.300 Win Mag - fav cartridges?
09-05-2003, 08:41 AM
#14
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RE: .300 Win Mag - fav cartridges?
I' ve never used the .300 Win Mag on deer but my brother-in-law has with 180 Sierras to very good effect. I also loaded Barnes " X" in 180 grain for a friend in Alaska that used a .300 Win Mag. I was with him when he took a large bull caribou and on three different outings black bears. Each of those animals required only one shot and each were through and through penetration. All of the exit wounds were approximately 50 cent piece sized and looked like an X, (or in other words about like a four bladed broadhead wound, except larger). We never recovered a bullet....and my friend swears by them!
09-06-2003, 08:57 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Colorado
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RE: .300 Win Mag - fav cartridges?
My wife and I both shoot .300s. I have used it on every thing from praire dogs (130 grain HPs) to bear.
When I first started shootin this particular caliber about 20 years ago, I used whatever I could find. As I became more particular about meat, I began to realize that soft point bullets just did not (although the kill was still effective) do the job I wanted. With non-solid or non-partition type bullets, the cartridge destroys too much meat to suit my tastes. I then started using Barnes-X, Speer Grand Slam, Nosler Partition and Winchester FAILSAFE. Much less meat loss.
For deer I use 165 grain bullets; for elk I use 165 and 180 grain bullets.
Your particular tastes may be different, but for me I want to be able to take home the opposite shoulder.
When I first started shootin this particular caliber about 20 years ago, I used whatever I could find. As I became more particular about meat, I began to realize that soft point bullets just did not (although the kill was still effective) do the job I wanted. With non-solid or non-partition type bullets, the cartridge destroys too much meat to suit my tastes. I then started using Barnes-X, Speer Grand Slam, Nosler Partition and Winchester FAILSAFE. Much less meat loss.
For deer I use 165 grain bullets; for elk I use 165 and 180 grain bullets.
Your particular tastes may be different, but for me I want to be able to take home the opposite shoulder.
09-06-2003, 11:10 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MN USA
Posts: 1,392
RE: .300 Win Mag - fav cartridges?
I plan to use Winchester Premium with 180 gr. Fail Safe with my Tikka T3 300 WM for Elk this fall. I had it out to the range the past 2 weekends. I' d say the combination of the ammunition and rifle are the most accurate I' ve owned. Today, once I had it sighted to where I wanted, I put 6 shots in 2 very tight groups 3 rounds all touching in one group and 3 rounds touching in the other within 1 in. at 100 yds.
It seems to me anyway that this particular premium load is consistent in performance as any I' ve tried.
I haven' t used the Fail Safe before, but have heard good things about it holding together well on large game like Elk. I hope to have the opportunity to find out!
It seems to me anyway that this particular premium load is consistent in performance as any I' ve tried.
I haven' t used the Fail Safe before, but have heard good things about it holding together well on large game like Elk. I hope to have the opportunity to find out!
