Custom 300 Win Mag optic and reload?

[devildawg3039]

I have a Ruger hawk eye action that I stripped and built a 300 Win Mag from. It has a 26" true bull barrel, no taper from the chamber, roughly 1.25" diameter with a free floated and reinforced stock. My intended purpose for this rifle is a zero of 300 but be able to learn on this rifle to reach out and touch my target in excess of 1000 meters. That being said I have been doing a great deal of reading on reloads and powders. With my experience in reloading my 308 I understand that each rifle is a bit difference so I am looking for a good starting point. I am debating between RL 22 and IMR 4831 with a Barnes TTSX or Nosler Partition 180 grain.

For optics I have read a great deal of reviews and I am going between a night force beast, Luepold LRT or the SWFA. I understand that you get what you pay for and to each is own, but if anyone has any expereience or insight with any of this I would really appreciate it!!!!

 

[coldboremiracle]

read all of the stickies at the top of the individual forums, and you will find all these answers debated in detail. your plan is not unlike most others so you will find the info most applicable . I would suggest a different bullet, as there are much better flyers than the ones you listed. Berger 210VLD, 208 Amax, 190smk depending on your twist which you didnt mention.

 

[devildawg3039]

It has a 1:10 twist, any suggestions on powders? A lot of the posts that I have reviewed go off of a standard barrel, my concern is the diameter of the barrel that I had made and the effects of the harmonics.

 

[Cacciatore]

...as there are much better flyers than the ones you listed. Berger 210VLD, 208 Amax, 190smk depending on your twist which you didnt mention.

H1000 works wonders in the 300 WM. Many guys around here are running that powder with one of the three bullets coldboremiracle listed above.

 

[coldboremiracle]

It has a 1:10 twist, any suggestions on powders? A lot of the posts that I have reviewed go off of a standard barrel, my concern is the diameter of the barrel that I had made and the effects of the harmonics.

[facepalm] No, pretty much any powder that works well in a 300wm will work great in YOUR 300wm. The 10 twist is my favorite for regular .30's, you shouldn't have a problem shooting the aforementioned bullets with it.

 

[Bubb]

I played with them h1000 fed 215 primers seria 220 match kings. Around 73 grains work up to that!!! I got 3 shots 3/4" at 500 with my load out 32" bull Broughton.