Re: 180 bt's in 300wby

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14 August 2004, 14:20

Ricochet

Re: 180 bt's in 300wby

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...in .300 Wby, I am not shooting 180 grain bullets but, 150's. Couple that with the fact that I am shooting 150 grainers at +3600 fps chronographed.

That's smokin' velocity! Do you have a longer than standard barrel?

14 August 2004, 13:40

Reloader

TC1,

I will agree w/ ya on the 150 grners at those velocities but, I think he will be allright w/ those 180s. The 180s just seem to hold together alittle better.

Yea, you would get a few chuckles around here if you showed up to the camp w/ a Water Buffalo gun to take a little ole' whitetail.

Good Luck!

Reloader

14 August 2004, 05:41

brewtcl

Has anyone shot deer with 180 gr. ballistic tips out w/ a 300 wby or something that is pushing them about 3100 fps? If so did you like the performance, etc? Just curious.

Thanks

14 August 2004, 06:53

JBabcock

I used a boattail once with my 300 Weatherby. The bullet exploded, and the deer died. Lots of bloodshot meat. I don't know how BT's would perform, but I think you should use a Nosler Partition. Much better performance and you won't be giving anything away trajectory wise.

At that velocity, you are really pushing a bullets integrity. A deer isn't much of a test for a bullet, and it's going to die rather quickly either way. But I would still use a Partition.

14 August 2004, 07:31

Reloader

They work wonders at a little less than 3000 out of a 300 Win Mag but, have not seen them out of the 300 Wearherby.

I wouldn't hesitate in using them. You would get great performance on long range shots.

At 2950 they work great from antelope to moose.

Good Luck!

Reloader

14 August 2004, 11:10

stubblejumper

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I aim for the shoulder which gets the lungs also, breaks the animal down and they usually drop on the spot.

Out of over 30 head of big game that I have killed with ballistic tips at very high velocity and using lung shots,not one animal made 50 yards after being hit.Most dropped on the spot or within a few steps.I have also seen cases where a shoulder shot broke only one shoulder and a long tracking job was the result.