New to loading 300WM. Since Lapua brass is not available, what's preferred? I use Lapua only for my 308. Is Winchester near the top of the list?
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I would take a look at Norma and use it in my 300WM rifles. Picked up 200 pieces from Midway a couple of weeks ago.
Picked up some RWS. hate paying $2 apiece. Guess I may have to. Will look at Norma.
I bought some Norma Brass for my 300wsm. I also hated to pay $2 apiece, but I started with 50 pieces and I have loaded it 13 times. I think it is near the end and I have plans to load it once more for hunting and not worry if the brass does not come home. I don't know if their 300wm brass will last that long, but it sure makes the $2 cost feel better.
Yes Winbrass is near the top but Norma is the top, I have not shot RWS yet. Cant find winbrass myself.
I haven't shot my RWS yet either. Will look for Norma and Winchester.
Also, do I have to use magnum primers, or are my Fed210M and BR2 good for 300WM?
Also, do I have to use magnum primers, or are my Fed210M and BR2 good for 300WM?
I would suggest you pick mag or LR primers and develop the load with one or the other, some manuals call for a LR primer, which is what I use, others call for a mag primer.
Do you find Norma to be better than Nosler?
yes in 308, never shot nosler winmag brass, am wearing out 500 FGMM brass pieces now.
If you are starting fresh , bite the bullet and get 100 Norma cases and decide from there.
If you are starting fresh , bite the bullet and get 100 Norma cases and decide from there.
BHA?
Norma
I have only used Norma Brass in my 300 WM, loading 75g of H1000, 215m fed primers (2775 fps) and I'm on my 5th firing so far with no problems.
Very consistent brass.
Very consistent brass.
Hey Painless, what gun and bullet? I'll be using the same components-with 208 Amax.
Hands down Norma is the most consistent for the 300 WM. I would consider Federal or Winchester tied for 2nd. As long as you run the same lots with Fed or Win, do some weight sorting (+/- 2gr) you'll be good to go.
RWS or Norma. Nosler is good too but I've heard it's just Norma brass that has been sorted with stricter tolerances. Personally I use Norma bulk packaged from midway.
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Scorpion 168, my gun is a Gradous Built 300WM
Stiller Predator
#3 Bartlein
McMillian Hunter w Edge
Rem Btm Metal
Vias Break
Z6 Glass
Less than 8 lbs w Glass
I have 2 loads built, the one above is for 210 Berger VLD Hunting, its seated 2/100 off the lands and will shoot 1/4" when I do my part. Very sensitive to seating depth, liked to have never got it to shoot. Built this one just for my Elk hunts.
This gun Loves 208 A-Max - This will be my white tail load.
Load Data
208 A-Max
76.3 G H1000 2850 FPS
Fed 215M
Seated .039 off the lands
This load will shoot Sub Qtr. The A-Max is much easier to load than the Bergers, but I just couldn't get over using a target bullet on an Elk even though it would have probably done just fine.
I also tried to load 200g Accubonds and Barnes TTSX. My gun would absolutely not shoot Accubonds and the Barnes smeared Copper so bad once I got it clean I through them back on the shelf never to use again.
The Norma is well worth the money, buy them and just start loading!
Stiller Predator
#3 Bartlein
McMillian Hunter w Edge
Rem Btm Metal
Vias Break
Z6 Glass
Less than 8 lbs w Glass
I have 2 loads built, the one above is for 210 Berger VLD Hunting, its seated 2/100 off the lands and will shoot 1/4" when I do my part. Very sensitive to seating depth, liked to have never got it to shoot. Built this one just for my Elk hunts.
This gun Loves 208 A-Max - This will be my white tail load.
Load Data
208 A-Max
76.3 G H1000 2850 FPS
Fed 215M
Seated .039 off the lands
This load will shoot Sub Qtr. The A-Max is much easier to load than the Bergers, but I just couldn't get over using a target bullet on an Elk even though it would have probably done just fine.
I also tried to load 200g Accubonds and Barnes TTSX. My gun would absolutely not shoot Accubonds and the Barnes smeared Copper so bad once I got it clean I through them back on the shelf never to use again.
The Norma is well worth the money, buy them and just start loading!
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Whats the length of the barrel on that rifle Painless?
26" to the crown
I run Norma Brass and RWS. I have 10 reloads someof my RWS. I think Norma is a tiny bit better so I use for hunting. RWS is very strong very good. Black hills is crap IMHO.
Norma brass is great.
