300 win mag loads?

[jake]

alright guys im am really looking for some help here, i recently bought a 300 win mag, for the only purpose of hunting elk, moose, and mulies in wyoming. the big question i have is for the mulies in wyoming. down there a typical shot is 250-300 yards, i am looking for a load that will work for those long distance shots, the elk and moose im not AS worried about because i dont plan on making that kind of long distance shot where i would be hunting those buggers, im still holding out for tags with those two though. if you gentlemen have any suggestions i am all ears and would be great ful for  any tips. thanks again

[jdb]

180 grain nosler partition

[tmike]

What jdb said

[mossback91]

I like the 180 grain speer grand slams too. partitions are good too.

[bobcat]

250 to 300 yards is a relatively close shot for a 300 mag and pretty much any bullet will work at those ranges. I prefer heavy bullets myself, with high ballistic coefficients. For a really good long range bullet you might try a 180 or a 200 grain Nosler Accubond. The Nosler Ballistic Tip would be a good choice for the deer also, and should shoot just about the same as the Accubond, but the Accubond would be the better choice for elk and moose. It's not a bad idea to pick one bullet that will work for everything you plan on hunting so that you don't have to sight in your rifle again every time you change loads. Another really good bullet worth considering would be the Barnes TSX. They're a bit more spendy but being pure copper, they do not come apart and will retain almost 100% of their weight after traveling all the way through an elk from back to front (based on first hand experience.)     With the Barnes, you can afford to go a little lighter....I would recommend the 168 grain for your 300 mag. That's the bullet my brother uses out of his and it shoots and kills as good as a guy could ever hope for.

[washingtonmuley]

 I shoot 180 gr federal trophy bonded bear claws and I swear by them. I have taken mt.goat to Kodiak brown bear using them. I used 200 gr. for the Kodiak. I shot a 325lb  black bear in Montana last year at 440 yds using the 180gr bullet and dropped him in his tracks. I do not make it a habit of shooting over 200yds but I am very confident in my gun and loads if I do choose to make a long shot. I do use a range finder.
Good luck

[Bookworm]

I have had real good luck with Nosler 200 gr. partitions. They shoot awesome in my gun.

[jake]

thanks for all the info guys, i do understand 250-300 isnt really touching the patential of the gun but i mean i feel confident shooting much farther than that but, like someone posted  never with out a range finder, i have shot out to about 500 at the range but its always a little different shooting at a steel plate that isnt moving or doesnt havent have antlers

[dbllunger]

Nosler Partition.  The ONLY hunting bullet I have EVER had fail was a 160gr 7mm Speer Grand Slam.  I gave it the benefit of the doubt the first two elk, but the third time was enough proof.  All elk were recovered, but just pencil holes all the way through like a FMJ.  All were dbl lung broadside shots at 150, 100, and 250 yds.  One required a second shot, one two more, and the last one took a total of four (Entire gun capacity) before falling down.  The last one took four dbl lung shots in a pattern of about 6-7 inches, and then finally just layed down and died.  7mm STW at 3300fps. 

[GoldTip]

For my 300 winny I have used everything from the Winchester loaded X-type bullet to Nosler partition to grand slams to Ballistic tips.  The bullet which has performed hands down the best on everything from deer, elk, antelope and black bears has been the 180gr swift scirocco.    Never had one come apart and never had one not open up.  Ranges of anywhere from 25 yards to 500 yards.  My loads get plenty hot, averaging around 3150fps through the chrony.

The Nosler Accubond is another very good bullet which I have seen perform quite well on one Moose, one whiteatil buck and one elk out of my buddies 300 wsm.  Also 180gr.

[Intruder]

168 or 180 Barnes TSX..... depending on your gun and actual loads you should be able to shoot those around 3200 fps.  RL-19, RL-22, and H4831 have been good powders for me in the 300.   

The accuracy and terminal performance of this bullet has been fantastic for me.  I've killed elk, moose, antelope and mule deer w/ the 168.  That's all I shoot any more in my 300.

[Skyvalhunter]

What kind of groups are we talking @ 100 yards?

[bobcat]

Nosler Partition.  The ONLY hunting bullet I have EVER had fail was a 160gr 7mm Speer Grand Slam.  I gave it the benefit of the doubt the first two elk, but the third time was enough proof.  All elk were recovered, but just pencil holes all the way through like a FMJ. 

That's odd...I've loaded 180 grain Grand Slams for my brother's 300 mag, and for my dad's 30-06, and both have killed elk and moose with no problems. The bullets that were recovered had mushroomed perfectly. Having said that I don't use them anymore and either do they. Not because they didn't work but because there are now better options available.

[Intruder]

What kind of groups are we talking @ 100 yards?

Not sure if that was intended for me... if so 7/8".  77.5 grns of RL-19, Fed 215 Match primer, 168 TSX.  Pretty high pressure but in my gun I've consistantly chronographed at 3375.  May try backing off on it to see if I can improve the pressure signs w/out sacraficing too much velocity.  That being said I've never really had any issues... sticky bolt or anything.... 

[dbllunger]

Intruder...I have ran up to 79.0 of R22 and only got 3170 avg. for several rifles.  R19 is a little faster, but 200 fps with a little over 1gr less.  You have a fast rifle for sure.  Good for you.  I used 78.0 of R19 W/150gr bullets with no pressure problems and got a 3303 Avg..  R22 was the most accurate powder for a 165-168 for me.