.30 cal bullet recommendations

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04 March 2006, 03:32

Doublegun

.30 cal bullet recommendations

Looking for recommendations for a good all-around .30 cal bullet for a .300 H&H. I like to use round nose bullets. They would be used for elk and caribou.

04 March 2006, 03:49

Chuck White

If I were to use the 300 H&H for elk & caribou, I'd use 165 grain boat tail spire points!

No real need to use the round nose!

04 March 2006, 05:05

buckshot

Heck, I'd be using Nosler's 180 grain protected point partition and never look back.

04 March 2006, 05:48

30378

Go with the Nosler partition spire point. Forget the idea of round nose bullets.

04 March 2006, 07:10

vapodog

Hornady makes a couple good round nosed bullets in 30 cal One is 180 grains and the other 220 grains. The 300 H&H can move them 2,900 and 2,600 '/sec respectively.

Both will tip over elk with ease.

That said...I agree with other replys.....find a good 180-200 grain spitzer.

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04 March 2006, 07:20

Fjold

quote:
Originally posted by Doublegun:
Looking for recommendations for a good all-around .30 cal bullet for a .300 H&H. I like to use round nose bullets. They would be used for elk and caribou.

I'm not trying to be a smart ass or anything just curious. What advantage is there in using a round nose bullet?

Frank

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04 March 2006, 07:25

300 H-H

WOODLEIGH makes a semi roundnose in 180gr thats shoots great in my 300-shoots to the same poi as partitions and interlocks of the same weight.

04 March 2006, 18:18

Doublegun

quote:
Originally posted by Fjold:
quote:
Originally posted by Doublegun:
Looking for recommendations for a good all-around .30 cal bullet for a .300 H&H. I like to use round nose bullets. They would be used for elk and caribou.

I'm not trying to be a smart ass or anything just curious. What advantage is there in using a round nose bullet?

You guys are going to kill me for this one - I just like the way that old cartridge looks when topped with a round nose bullet. Yes, really bad criteria for chosing a bullet, but...

I figure I'll have a couple of different loads - one for elk, caribou and plains game and one for white tails here in Michigan.