It seems that this bullet is what I'm looking for in an elk and black bear load in my .300 Winnie. How accurate has this bullet been in your rifles? I have not yet tried it in mine. Thanks.

I use a load of 73.5gr of R22 with the 180gr Failsafe. In my old Ruger and my brother-in-laws new Ruger, they consistantly stay under .75inch. In my new Winchester, however, they group very bad, like 4-5inches. Hope this helps.

JMeier

Seamus - The Failsafe has developed a great reputation in regards to terminal performance. However, it is a composite bullet with many parts. This makes manufacturing consistency problematic and accuracy can suffer.

I have hand loaded Failsafes in 7mm and .338. In my experience, accuracy was not impressive. Accordingly, I switched to the non-coated Partition Golds with great accuracy results and impressive field results. Remember - due to the heavery jacket, there is less lead making the bullet longer. This can pose case capacity issues (powder compression) with slower powders in the .300WinMag.