My hands down favorite 300 WSM powder is H 4350. I have worked up loads for six different rifles in 300WSM so far and they all shot quite well with H 4350.
R Flowers
Posts: 1220 | Location: Hanford, CA, USA | Registered: 12 November 2000
I worked up my loads in 2005 when I bought my rifle, so I haven't tried Rl 17 yet, but my best accuracy and highest velocity is with RL-19.
Unless you are using LIGHT bullets you might give up velocity using RL17 not your RL19. If you have an accurate load with RL19 that you are happy with I sure wouldn't waste time and $$ trying RL17.
As usual just my $.02 Paul K
Posts: 12881 | Location: Mexico, MO | Registered: 02 April 2001
While I'm still not satisfied with the results of the 165 grain SSTs or NBTs, RL-19 is working the best. RL-22 did well too but IMR4831, IMR4350 and W760 didn't do as well.
The crazy thing is that H4895 and a 110 grain Vmax are the most accurate, go figure.
I haven't tried any other bullet weights.
Chris
Posts: 200 | Location: Belle Plaine, IA USA | Registered: 09 July 2001
Originally posted by CISCO: While I'm still not satisfied with the results of the 165 grain SSTs or NBTs, RL-19 is working the best. RL-22 did well too but IMR4831, IMR4350 and W760 didn't do as well.
The crazy thing is that H4895 and a 110 grain Vmax are the most accurate, go figure.
I haven't tried any other bullet weights.
Chris
Loads that have worked well for me with 165gr bullets: 65.0grs Win. 760 3150fps 65.0grs IMR-4350 3015fps 67.0grs Ramshot Hunter 3070fps 69.0grs Reloader-22 3030fps
Posts: 359 | Location: Corpus Christi,Texas | Registered: 19 April 2004
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953
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Posts: 12911 | Location: Kentucky, USA | Registered: 30 December 2002
All I had when I loaded for a friend was DP-85, which Accurate/Western claims can be loaded using Ramshot Hunter data. I used 165-grain Speer GS and opted for one grain under max for that weight projectile, with Fed. 215s, brass trimmed to spec and flash holes de-burred. His Tikka shot them to .5 MOA at 100 and no pressure signs...
Posts: 4748 | Location: TX | Registered: 01 April 2005
I might toss H414 in the mix. Both RL 19 & Rl22 will more than likly be compressed loads to push the max.
