300 weatherby

[gary brezinski]

any of you hunt with this round.what are your faverate loads for deer
gary b

 

[abn31c]

I run a 200 ELDX over a bunch of H1000 with fed 215m. Haven't shot much bone with it as I tend to grab my 257 first.

 

[Caveman0101]

190gr Accubound Long Range over H1000 killed deer and elk from 50 to 700yards with it haven't had to track anything DRT. The H1000 is great for consistent shooting across a wide temp range. Before looking for a better BC I use to love the Partition, took many an elk with them too. I have several loads worked up for 300 WBY used to have them posted on Reloaders Nest, I'm on vacation but when I get back I could get my notes and share them with you. I've experimented with several powders and done some extreme variance temp test with 300 wby, 280 Rem, 260 Rem.

 

[abn31c]

H1000 is my go to if I can get enough in to do the job. I'd recommend starting there and staying there. My 2 cents.

 

[Caveman0101]

No doubt it is one of my favorites, but during the shortage, I did quite a bit of experimenting with whatever I could get my hands on. And every time a new extreme condition powder comes out I have to try it just to see how it compares. To me, temp sensitivity is of utmost importance, I hunt CO, ID, MS, and sometimes other places yearly, my hunts can vary from 500' to 13000' elev. and -15F to 80F in temp. I'll have to look at my notes but I think during my test 80F/ 32F- H1000 and H4831 vary @25 fps, IMR Enduron @80fps, RL 23 @50fps. I'll check that when I get home but it's close. I can tell you the worst I've tested was Norma MRP it varied @150fps although it is not an extreme condition powder, it was touted as being close to Weatherby factory load, it is not. I shot WBY ammo for years and never had it vary that much.

 

[abn31c]

Funny, my experiences mirror yours. Years ago I pulled some 300 factory and I swear it was imr 4831. It took me a bit more to equal factory speed but not much.

 

[300winemag]

I’ve been using Barnes 180 TTSX with excellent results on elk, moose and deer. Great caliber

 

[abn31c]

The barnes bullets are very effective at anchoring. Just wish they were a bit more accurate. I have a skoal can full of recovered ones some where from my outfitting days.

 

[Soulezoo]

For deer, I use RL25 and 185gr VLD Bergers.
For Elk, still use RL25, but have just switched to 212gr ELD-X. I have not had the opportunity to use them yet, but if they perform like the 6.5 143gr version I will be happy.