Duffy

I was going to put this in the "seatin depth" thread below but it is maybe more specific. I was going to do some loading for a .300 savage I bought last year. I got some Nosler accubonds in 180 grain. These are boat tails with a white teflon tip. The suckers are so long that I have to seat them about 1/2 in. into the case so they will load into the mag. I guess there is nothing wrong with this(or is there) but it just bothers me. So I got some Speer game king 165 gr. flat base bullets. They are much shorter and I like how they seat better. I am off to the range this after noon to fire some diffrent powder charges I cooked up for them. Then I may have to shoot a black bear to see how the perform at that end.

Robin

James B

My Sierra Manual shows 2.600 for both the 165 grain and the 180 grain. The round nose 180 would give you a shorter COL and would work well for ranges up to 100 yards in the 300 Savage. 2.560 is the COL for the 180 RN.

Roskoe

A good bullet for this application might be the Speer Grand Slam. Fairly short for their wieght, a 180 grain GS would be more than a match for the largest game you might attempt to engage with this caliber.

vangunsmith

IMHO, i would,not go any heavier weight bullet than 165gr. The 300 is a great little cart. and works good in 150 & 165 gr bullets. Don,t see any need to push that lilttle case to use a 180 gr. But its your choice. To answer your question,now it woun,t hurt to seat the bullet that deep. vangunsmith

polarbear06

i totally agree with vangunsmith. the .300 savage is an excellent cartiridge but you don't need to push more than 165 grains with it. I've killed everything from antelope to moose and plenty of white-tail and black bear with my old model 99 and I haven't had any problem bringing them down with 130 to 165 grains. The only drawback to the cartidge is low chamber pressure that really makes it a short to mid-range rifle. i wouldn't use it if I anticipated any shots longer than 200 yards, although it could be used at distances further than that. All that being said, if you're concerned with seating depth I would highly recommend you check out stoney point's chamber gauges. If you're serious about reloading and doing it right these are must have tools. They make them for both bolt and lever action rifles but you'll have to send them an empty brass to get it modified to fit the guage. it's all very affordable and easy to do. Good Luck.