Preferred 300WM round

[Griggs]

So I’ve done a search, and if someone else finds a thread about this that I couldn’t find I would love the redirection...

We all have our own preferences, but I was curious what everyone’s preferred 300WM round is for elk.

Worked up your own load? Preferred COTS round? Etc.

I’ve mainly been using my 300WM for longer range steel, but I will likely be cycling out my old .308 for elk this year. And it got me looking at rounds to test out and get some DOPE on, which had me wondering what others on here preferred.
ETA: I just realized this should have gone under “ammunition” and not “firearms”

 

[brockel]

200 grain accubond

 

[noharleyyet]

181 Hammer

 

[Flatlander14]

I shoot the Federal Premium 180g Nosler Accu-bonds. My gun shoots them great and have had great success with the bullet.

 

[madtom]

165 grain TTSX

 

[p_ham]

200gr partition.

 

[noharleyyet]

So I’ve done a search, and if someone else finds a thread about this that I couldn’t find I would love the redirection...

We all have our own preferences, but I was curious what everyone’s preferred 300WM round is for elk.

Worked up your own load? Preferred COTS round? Etc.

I’ve mainly been using my 300WM for longer range steel, but I will likely be cycling out my old .308 for elk this year. And it got me looking at rounds to test out and get some DOPE on, which had me wondering what others on here preferred. View attachment 130816

What's your twist and is your magazine oversized?

 

[Deleted member 38069]

150 partitions (deer) 180 accubonds (elk)

 

[Griggs]

Magpul mags. 1:10

 

[noharleyyet]

Magpul mags. 1:10

Nice rig....I'll stand by the hammer recommend

 

[Seamaster]

AB 180, Federal 215 primer, and a hat full of IMR 4831.

 

[brownbear932008]

I sure like the Barnes 165 TTSX did a great job on my elk last year.

 

[CForest]

lots of great options these days. My 300wm really likes the 200gr eld-x, shoots extremely well at longer ranges but i'm not convinced of the bullet performance on game. Accubond, trophy bonded, partition, Scirocco, etip, ttsx, hammers, etc will all do a great job. Just a matter of finding what your gun likes.

 

[Don Fischer]

Never hunted with a 300 mag and never owned one. Have shot one a little. My thought on the 300 win mag is different than a lot of people that shoot and hunt with them. Seems to me the overwhelming favorite bullet weight is 180gr. I've always felt the best bullet would be the 200gr. I like the 180gr in the 30-06 act's really well. But the 300 mag should be able to handle the 200gr bullet really well. A tuffer bullet and bit more velocity than with the 30-06 but not so much to destroy the bullet. Well at least that my though and not a thing to back it up!

 

[lifesupport4u]

Working up a 215 VLD Hybrid load

 

[Frazier]

180 Nosler Accubond

 

[Arch Stanton]

180g Accubond with 75.0g of RL-22. I know every gun/barrel is different, but had a gunsmith say this load had worked in every 300WM he ever tried it in, and the load worked great right out of the gate in 2 of mine as well

 

[88man]

180 accubond outta my 300 win mag. DRT

 

[chuckchili]

180gr E-Tips

 

[Sdhunters]

My Browning HC 300 WM ELD X 220gr. Shoots better than any round I have found. Gun does not like 180 gr Hornady. My elk was down with one round in less than a second.