300 Weatherby Magnum
03-21-2005 | 08:49 AM
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RE: 300 Weatherby Magnum
No matter which one of the 30 cal. magnums you pick, at any distance you "should be shooting at", what ever gets hit won't know one from the other!!!
One thing that is "absolutely" for sure, use the BEST bullets you can at these velocities!!! For me, 180 Nosler partitions have been a pretty good choise in the 30 magnums for elk sized animials.
Drilling Man
One thing that is "absolutely" for sure, use the BEST bullets you can at these velocities!!! For me, 180 Nosler partitions have been a pretty good choise in the 30 magnums for elk sized animials.
Drilling Man
03-21-2005 | 11:32 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 300 Weatherby Magnum
I have a Sako in 300 WBY and my brother in law has two. I've never used one on Elk but my brother in law has and swears by it. His biggest was taken out about 350-400 yds with a 300 WBY. All that said, shot placement is more important.
03-21-2005 | 03:07 PM
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RE: 300 Weatherby Magnum
No matter which one of the 30 cal. magnums you pick, at any distance you "should be shooting at", what ever gets hit won't know one from the other!!!
One thing that is "absolutely" for sure, use the BEST bullets you can at these velocities!!! For me, 180 Nosler partitions have been a pretty good choise in the 30 magnums for elk sized animials.
Drilling Man
One thing that is "absolutely" for sure, use the BEST bullets you can at these velocities!!! For me, 180 Nosler partitions have been a pretty good choise in the 30 magnums for elk sized animials.
Drilling Man
03-22-2005 | 12:06 AM
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RE: 300 Weatherby Magnum
A .300 Wby. Mag. using Weatherby 200 gr. Nosler Partition @ 3,060 f/s 4,158 ft/lb will be devastating on elk.
If you handload, you can push a 200 gr. bullet around 3,150 f/s 4,419 ft/lb.
Good luck.
If you handload, you can push a 200 gr. bullet around 3,150 f/s 4,419 ft/lb.
Good luck.
03-23-2005 | 02:18 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: 300 Weatherby Magnum
Handloader,
Those specs are at the muzzle. Give me a couple shots at that range with a 22LR and that elk will eventually fall. He will need to stand still while I jam the muzzle in his ear though.
Those specs are at the muzzle. Give me a couple shots at that range with a 22LR and that elk will eventually fall. He will need to stand still while I jam the muzzle in his ear though.
