Factory ammo 300 win mag
Had hand loaded for my 300 win mag and had decent groups @ 100yds. Trying to switch to factory loads but Winchester Supremes 180g & Hornady 180g SST were everywhere. Any experience with factory loads for a Savage 300 win mag weather warrior? thanks
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Good luck. Unless you get extremely lucky, factory ammo will never be able to match handloads. With handloads, you can fine tune to your specific rifle and feed it what it likes. Keep in mind, what might shoot great in one Savage 300 win mag weather warrior might shoot like crap in another exactly like it. Factory ammo can only get to an average point for all rifles. It can never compete with good handloads. Trust me! I learned the hard way. 0 -
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Good luck. Unless you get extremely lucky, factory ammo will never be able to match handloads. With handloads, you can fine tune to your specific rifle and feed it what it likes. Keep in mind, what might shoot great in one Savage 300 win mag weather warrior might shoot like crap in another exactly like it. Factory ammo can only get to an average point for all rifles. It can never compete with good handloads. Trust me! I learned the hard way.
There are indeed factory loads out there that will take some experienced handloading to beat. I have personally seen a 700 BDL in 300 Win. Mag., lay down groups under 1/2 inch at 100 yards, using Remington Core-Lokt 180 grain pointed soft points. Not just one group, but several.
What type of accuracy were you getting(MOA) from your handloads? What are you expecting from factory loads? Have you recently cleaned the rifle really well? Torque the action screws down evenly?
Try some Federal Fusion's
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I've had excellent accuracy from Remington Corelokt 180's in 3 different 300WM rifles. For most uses, this load is fine. I had a single bullet failure on a bull elk's shoulder which caused me to switch to loads with the Nosler partition. 0 -
It's been a long time...but in the 70's I took a Model 700 to Montana twice...300 Win Mag 180 Pointed soft Points did the job...One shot Kill on my second trip...I sold the gun about ten years ago...but still have a few 300's ready to go....in 150 grain they are a terrific Antelope Gun! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by texdemp
Had hand loaded for my 300 win mag and had decent groups @ 100yds. Trying to switch to factory loads but Winchester Supremes 180g & Hornady 180g SST were everywhere. Any experience with factory loads for a Savage 300 win mag weather warrior? thanks
Welcome to the forum and enjoy! I don't have the warrior but have the 111F. Why are you switching from hand loads to factory loads? Like others have mentioned, you can fine tune your hand loads, i.e. distance to the lands, OAL, bullet/powder/primer combinations, etc ...
On the very first loads for my .300 WM, I was only getting ~ 1.5" group @ 100 yards following reloading manual recommendations. In this case, my OAL (measured base to tip of bullet, not ogive) was 3.34". Just for the heck of it I jumped to 3.62" and the group tightened up by half. I am now getting ~.5" group @ 100 yards if I do my part.
I too have very good luck with the 180gr Remington Corelokts. Similarly, with 185gr Berger hunting VLDs, 178gr Hornady A-Max, and 180gr Hornady SST. The Bergers and Hornadys have very high BCs for those long range shots.
Good luck and happy safe hunting/shooting.
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texdemp,
Welcome to the Gunbroker forums!
..."and had decent groups @ 100yds."[/]
This could mean different things to different folks.
For decades, the mantra has always been 'handloading is more accurate than factory ever could be'. This, fortunately for some folks, is changing for the better. Federal Gold Medal Match has always been the benchmark standard for accuracy and for establishing an accuracy benchmark. Now Hornady is making substantial inroads for the average shooter/hunter.
Hornady has invested millions in the development of accurate factory ammunition for the last 20 years or so, at least that's what the public information time line appears to be. There are now competition teams shooting and winning with factory ammunition. This is not a special handcrafted run but straight off the shelf, factory ammunition. And it's for long range target shooting not the short range range or point blank benchrest stuff.
For the average guy or gal who shoots infrequently for hunting purposes, handloading can be problematic and somewhat of a waste of time without the necessary investment in time, materials and testing. Enter Hornady with a reasonable solution.
http://www.hornady.com/store/Superformance-NewAmmo/?page=4
This URL is for the page with the .300 Win. Mag. offerings but the list is long so be sure to look at the entire list.
We've been testing a bunch of the various cartridges over the last couple of years and I can report a positive set of results with regard to hunting accuracy and ease of attainability. Remember, these are hunting bullets not benchrest bullets and as such will not get you any world records at matches.[:D] However, you should shoot some under typical hunting conditions to see if they meet your needs.
No, I don't work for Hornady but I test some of their products as an individual.
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