Rem. 700 .300 win. mag

[hub]

I load 180 PT,s accubonds and SGK,s ..015 to .025 off the lands. I have a rem. 700 BDL.  I would say .174 is way too much jump and very well could cause bad accuracy. You would also be losing velocity as you increase bullet jump. The 3.340 is usually used for clip fed rifles which normally will not accept a longer length. My coal. is usually from 3.565 to 3.600 depending on the bullet. Loading down to 3.340 is usually a bad idea for top loading bolt actions. Also loading 180,s that short eats up powder space. Not good either.

[stevemiller]

Alright  ,Would age wear and tear extend this land out or is that just the way it was from the factory?

[Karl Blanchard]

One thing to watch though is if you load em long they may not fit in your box mag.  The load i have currently worked up for my 300wsm is too long for my box mag but shoots closer to quarter inch than half inch so she is getting upgraded to a Wyatt's box mag to allow for the long bullet.

[stevemiller]

One thing to watch though is if you load em long they may not fit in your box mag.  The load i have currently worked up for my 300wsm is too long for my box mag but shoots closer to quarter inch than half inch so she is getting upgraded to a Wyatt's box mag to allow for the long bullet.

This is good to know thanks.Now Im trying to figure if I should have this thing re chambered to ultra mag

[jasnt]

Personally I ignore the book aol. Let your rifle tell you where it likes it. I start at mag lenth or just under so it will feed properly. Then find optimum charge and then play with seating depth. I also found that most 300win mags I've loaded for like full power loads. They also don't seem too picky about seating depth,jme.
Ps book listed aol is just what depth they did their testing. Not where your rifle will want normally. .170 is quite a jump but I use a similar jump in my 300wm with vld's so it will feed out of my mag without troubles.