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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Pazn25 on September 23, 2010, 08:21:19 PM

Title: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: Pazn25 on September 23, 2010, 08:21:19 PM: Hey, I am about to purchase some ammo for my 300 weatherby mag and also a 30-06. We will be hunting in open area with some trees. Most likely will be a long shot where we are hunting. We will be hunting mule deer. What are your suggestions for brand, size and bullet type
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: WDFW-SUX on September 23, 2010, 08:26:34 PM: 165 tsx

180 partition
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Post by: Wea300mag on September 23, 2010, 08:30:58 PM: I use Federal Premium Safari 180gr Nosler Partion for everything.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 23, 2010, 08:34:38 PM: :yeah: x2 :brew:

but mine are hand loads, with the 180g nosler par. if i did not handload i would use the fed premium safari.
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: demontang on September 23, 2010, 10:11:08 PM: I really have a soft spot for accubonds. They are a partition with a tip basicly. I have had good luck with nosler and Winchester ammo. Federal is another good one. You'll have to see what your guns like.
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: MuleySniper on September 23, 2010, 10:13:52 PM: Ive always shot weatherby ammo. 180 grain partitions. Getting pretty spendy. I have a ton of brass now and I plan on loading some 165 accubonds this time around.
MS
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: ing on September 24, 2010, 01:59:15 PM: Weatherby brand 165gr hornady sp's. Three shots touching at 100 yards out of my Mark V Accumark.
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Post by: Tony 270 on September 24, 2010, 02:06:40 PM: Some 165 and 180 Accubonds
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Post by: CMG on September 24, 2010, 02:11:15 PM: Quote
Ive always shot weatherby ammo. 180 grain partitions. Getting pretty spendy
:yeah:

Waiting for the half cases to come out :chuckle:
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: highmuley on September 26, 2010, 07:46:00 AM: 180 gr. Barnes (federal brand)
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: Pazn25 on September 26, 2010, 12:18:00 PM: I have always been told that I have to use the Weatherby Brand ammo, is this true. I dont see any other brands with WBY 300 ammo? Help please
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 26, 2010, 12:33:23 PM: Federal makes plenty of stuff for .300 wby. All 180 grain though I believe. I'm actually loading some weatherby brass fitted with 165 grain Nosler Accubonds and watching some football right now! :chuckle:
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 26, 2010, 12:43:28 PM: Along with Remington, but I'd stick with either Federal Premium or Weatherby.
:twocents:
MS
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: d_wilson on September 26, 2010, 01:11:48 PM: Nosler has Weatherby ammo as well. Of course its loaded with Nosler bullets only.
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Post by: Hunterman on September 26, 2010, 06:07:24 PM: If you are shooting a Weatherby Mag. then "YES" you have to shoot only Weatherby "BRASS". Out of the .30-06 (before I started hand loading) I used Remington Core Lokt in 150 gr. pointed soft point.

Hunterman(Tony)
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: MuleySniper on September 26, 2010, 06:17:39 PM: Not sure why you'd have to shoot factory weatherby only in a weatherby rifle. Only difference is weatherby rifles are free bored. Shouldn't have anything to do with what type of brass used. My dads buddy has an Weatherby Accumark and shoots Fed Premium through it just fine.
MS
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: MuleySniper on September 26, 2010, 06:21:43 PM: It would however make a difference if the rifle questioned is a "custom" weatherby. Then your concern would be overall cartridge length, most common in reloading, then it is important to make sure the bullet ogive doesn't contact the rifling.
MS
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: Hunterman on September 26, 2010, 06:29:11 PM: With Weatherby Mags. you have to use Weatherby brass.. It is from the way the brass is shouldered. With the cheaper Weatherby's like the Vangaurds, you can use off the shelf stuff, but the Weatherby Mags. you have to use theWeatherby brass.. Now thats what Weatherby told me when I started reloading my .240 Weatherby Mag., plus what the owners manual, and everything eles I've read about them..

Hunterman(Tony)
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: danceswitharrows on September 26, 2010, 06:39:25 PM: I have a 300 wby mag and all you need to know is get ready to spend spend spend :'(
Title: Re: ammo for 300 weatherby mag
Post by: MuleySniper on September 26, 2010, 06:50:22 PM: Quote from: Hunterman on September 26, 2010, 06:29:11 PM
With Weatherby Mags. you have to use Weatherby brass.. It is from the way the brass is shouldered. With the cheaper Weatherby's like the Vangaurds, you can use off the shelf stuff, but the Weatherby Mags. you have to use theWeatherby brass.. Now thats what Weatherby told me when I started reloading my .240 Weatherby Mag., plus what the owners manual, and everything eles I've read about them..

Hunterman(Tony)

Of course they tell you that from the factory. Ever had a truck, take it to the dealer and have them offer to fix it with aftermarket parts? :chuckle:That makes zero sense you can shoot non wby ammo out of the cheaper Vangaurd, but must use Wby factory through the more expensive models? There is no way the shouldering is different between wby brass and other factories. It would be pasted through all the reloading manuals if it was. By means I'm no expert, but I have had and shot and reloaded for my .300 wby for sometime now. My dad and two of our other buddies all shoot wby mags too. Like I mentioned before, one has a $1500.00 accumark and the Fed Premium shoots circles around the Weatherby stuff. It all depends on the gun and the shooters capabilities. Compare the cost between the Wby and Fed or the others. I have probably seven boxes of Weatherby 180 grain Partitions. That's a lot of coin wrapped up in Wby ammo, the number one reason I started reloading for it. I'm sure there are way more experienced guys on here that know way more but I'm just sharing my own experiences.
MS