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I just got mine set up and I'm going to re load some Weatherby cases with Barnes 165 gr TSXs...
Make certain to use the Fed 215 primers w/the 300 Wby. It is practically essential. Regarding the TTSX, I will never purchase any Barnes product ever. I used to run SPORTCO's hunting/shooting counter ~ 25 years ago and at that time Barnes was busy lobbying the legislatures and game departments of practically all western States to go "lead free." I have nothing against a business trying to increase their market share by building a better product, but trying to legislate market share is despicable.
We've shot the barrel out of my 300 wthby and I am getting it rebarreled this year so I will have to find a new best load. I've seen hundreds of animals and probably over 100 elk killed with a 300 wtby, much of that with Walmart Remington 180 coreloks which my rifle shoots the best of any bullet I've bought loaded or hand loaded, (ya I know crazy, but true). After trying many different rounds I've learned that pretty much any bullet placed in the kill zone from a 300 wtby will do the job, even at ranges beyond 500 yds for most bullets. You probably already know this, you will need to shoot your gun and see what it likes, many guns work best with different loads.
Quote from: bearpaw on March 10, 2016, 11:39:51 AMWe've shot the barrel out of my 300 wthby and I am getting it rebarreled this year so I will have to find a new best load. I've seen hundreds of animals and probably over 100 elk killed with a 300 wtby, much of that with Walmart Remington 180 coreloks which my rifle shoots the best of any bullet I've bought loaded or hand loaded, (ya I know crazy, but true). After trying many different rounds I've learned that pretty much any bullet placed in the kill zone from a 300 wtby will do the job, even at ranges beyond 500 yds for most bullets. You probably already know this, you will need to shoot your gun and see what it likes, many guns work best with different loads.300 Wby, 22-250, 17 Rem all have pretty much identical trajectory out to wherever they are effective. I have used that trio since ~ 1990 and pretty much knowing where my bullet is going to impact before laser range finders was a big plus.