Bonded vs All Copper vs Partition ?????

I am developing a load for my 300 Weatherby. I have two moose hunts in the next two years � shiras this year and Alaska/Yukon next. I also have an elk hunt next year, with potential shots out to 350 / 400 yards.

I�d like to develop a load that will perform well on the relatively short range shots expected for moose and also on the longer 400 yards shots on elk.

I am thinking a 200 grain something?

My question is which bullet would fit the bill, the higher BC bonded bullets like the accubond or the controlled weight retaining X bullet or the old stand by Nosler Partition?????


Any thoughts????

One of my friends swears by the 200 gr. Nosler Partition in his .300 Weatherby for just about everything.

A few years ago, I used 180 gr. Trophy Bonded Bear Claws @3100 fps. MV in my .300 Winchester for moose in B.C. I had a 200 yd. shot at a bull on the other side of a clearing. I shot him on the point of his right shoulder, and he turned around, staggered, and started to wobble when I shot him again in the left shoulder, which dropped him hard. Both bullets went completely through and exited, and the inside of that moose was absolute mush. No, the second shot wasn't necessary, but I gave it to him anyway.

I think any good premium 180 or 200 gr. bullet out of your .300 WBY. ought to work very well for any sort of moose hunting, as it would for any sort of elk hunting. I'd go with whatever your rifle seems to shoot best, but I would certainly pick a truly good premium bullet.

If I went moose hunting again this very season, I'd take my .300 Winchester loaded with 180 gr. Nosler Partition Protected Points @ just under 3100 fps. That's the load I'm currently shooting out of my rifle, and I've been using that same load for the last four years. It's worked on everything from mule deer to moose-size eland, and I've even used it for Coues deer. It's been a super load, and I'm taking it again to African this season for a full gamut of critters, including moose-size stuff.

I might have strayed just a bit here, but it's for a reason. I think too big a production is often made out of bullets for elk, bullets for moose, bullets for black bear, etc. With a good heavy-for-caliber premium bullet out of a versatile, potent cartridge such as any of the .300s, you can stick with that one bullet, load it to maximum safe operating pressure, sight-in for about 250 yds., and then simply go hunting, no matter if you're hunting late-season whitetails, or fall moose. That one good, familiar, reliable load will work for all of it........

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I'm a real fan of nosler partitions. I've taken a couple of dozen elk with them in 300wby and 340wby. I've only had one bullet fail to exit and that was on a big bull at 443 yds shot quartering into the shoulder. 180 0r 200 grain partitions would make an awesome elk/moose load. For that matter, they would make a great all around load (excluding the big bears). I've gotten used to using one or 2 rifles for all my big game shooting using just 1 load. Presently it is a 340 factory loads with 210 partitions at 3250 and 300 wby with 180g partitions handloads at about the same speed. Recently I've been playing with barnes 168 tsx and 150g lazzerheads (a modified tsx). I would expect the either of these bullets to out penetrate 180 partitions because the front won't wipe off. Should be a great hunting bullet. If you want to try the barnes, I would stear clear of the X, XLC versions unless you are luckier than I am. I've never been able to get them to shoot well in a half dozen different guns. They seem to shoot patterns rather than groups. In contrast, the TSX will shoot 1moa regularly, and sometimes half that. I've played around with some hornady 165g interbonds. They've shot ok--not great--11/2"-2" groups. My next project will be to try the new accubonds--I don't know that they will do anthing the partitions won't already do, but it is an excuse to do some shooting. Good luck.

Considering that the game you mentioned has all been taken with a round lead ball...does it really matter which exotic bullet you use?

Place your shot well and forget about whether the bullet is bonded or not...