300rum?
#1
Fork Horn
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hello everyone just bought a 300 rum in a 700 bdl looking for an accurate loaded with 180 to 200 grain bulletts i want to stay heavy because i am sure accuracy with lighter bulletts is not so good
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
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i want to stay heavy because i am sure accuracy with lighter bulletts is not so good
My own choice for a hunting load is the 180gr tsx ahead of r-25.The muzzle velocity is 3380fps and groups average about 5/8" at 100 yards.
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
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96 grains Retumbo nets 3200 FPS with a 200 grain accubond in my buddies 300 RUM. Max charges in my Nosler manual are:
91.5 Grains RL25 at 3185 FPS
95 Grains Retumbo at 3187 FPS
98 Grains Magnum at 3191 FPS
The 200 grain accubond has a .588 BC and nearly identical in trajectory to the 180s because of it high BC.
91.5 Grains RL25 at 3185 FPS
95 Grains Retumbo at 3187 FPS
98 Grains Magnum at 3191 FPS
The 200 grain accubond has a .588 BC and nearly identical in trajectory to the 180s because of it high BC.
#4

I think that 200gr Accubond has a BC of .588, I like that! Personally I wouldn't go lighter than 180gr and would prefer the heavier 200gr in such a hot 300 cartridge. I really don't see the point in going lighter unless niether would shoot accurately, and I'm pretty sure you could get a 180 or 200gr to shoot well.
#5
Giant Nontypical
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I think that 200gr Accubond has a BC of .588, I like that! Personally I wouldn't go lighter than 180gr and would prefer the heavier 200gr in such a hot 300 cartridge. I really don't see the point in going lighter unless niether would shoot accurately, and I'm pretty sure you could get a 180 or 200gr to shoot well.
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ORIGINAL: kilotanker19
the way that i came to that conclusion its just that most often very light bulletts in a large capacity case are not very accurate
the way that i came to that conclusion its just that most often very light bulletts in a large capacity case are not very accurate
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2007
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You will just have to see what your rifle likes, one ofmy buddies 700CDL that was just slightly accurised, bedded the action and floated the barrel channel, loves 100gr of Retumbo pushing a 180gr TSX, it will group .5 off a Lead Sled. Another buddies 700 that was fully accurized and rebarreled shoots better with BMG, besides, experimenting is half the fun!.
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2007
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ORIGINAL: kilotanker19
hello everyone just bought a 300 rum in a 700 bdl looking for an accurate loaded with 180 to 200 grain bulletts i want to stay heavy because i am sure accuracy with lighter bulletts is not so good
hello everyone just bought a 300 rum in a 700 bdl looking for an accurate loaded with 180 to 200 grain bulletts i want to stay heavy because i am sure accuracy with lighter bulletts is not so good
My main elk/bear load is a 168TTSX @ 3450fps via Retumbo.....this one makes stuff dead in a hurry!
Brett
#10
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Wisconsin
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I allso shot the 300RUM mine is a remington SPS Stainless I shoot nosler 180gr accubond and today I found a load with nosler 150gr E-Tip. Tryed the remington 150gr scirocco bullet I ended up takeing them apart reweighed the powder to 93gr's andput them back together and now they shoot 1/2 inch groups. when I took them apart
the weight was between 93.5gr's to 95.8gr's I read an article soom were that remington used IMR 7828 in the 300rum in the nosler reloading book there max load for IMR 7828 was 93.0gr's. Now I just need to find loads for used brass in the 300 rum.
the weight was between 93.5gr's to 95.8gr's I read an article soom were that remington used IMR 7828 in the 300rum in the nosler reloading book there max load for IMR 7828 was 93.0gr's. Now I just need to find loads for used brass in the 300 rum.