I am planning ahead in case I get drawn, and want to load a box to have on hand. I am shooting a 300win mag. I like the Barnes Tshock's and the hornadys SST Interbond. I am leaning towards 180 grn bullets. I was even thinking the CT ballistic silvertips, they kill FAST, but very messy. used 150's for whitetails and the completely explode no weight retention and all in my expirence with them. Thank all.

From what you have listed.

Hands down the Barnes TSX 180 or 165gr.

I have had very good experiences with:
53 gr TSX's on deer out of a 22-250 @ 3850fps
110gr TSX's on deer out of a 270 Win @ 3260fps
210gr TSX's on elk out of a 338-06 @ 2850fps

There are other premium bullets that will work but I chose from what you listed.

Go with the 180s and 75 to 76 grains of RL-22

For my son and a cousin, I've loaded both Nosler Partitions and TSX bullets, 180gr weight. Both have done what they're supposed to.

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Originally posted by 30378:
Go with the 180s and 75 to 76 grains of RL-22

ECHO, ECho, Echo, echo.

I know a guy who loaded up the 180 TSX over Re22. Met him in the Dayton airport. He and I were both headed to CO. He shot his big elk at about 80 yards, straight on shot. Dumped it.

30378 gave you very sound advice.

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hornadys SST Interbond

There is the Hornady SST bullet and the Hornady Interbond bullet, but there is no Hornady SST Interbond bullet. There doesn't appear to be much experience with the 180 grain Interbond out there, yet a bunch of favorable testimony to the TSX.

IN my 300WM I reload with 180gr Accubonds, with RL-22 powder (for my rifle 2gr below MAX-gave best groups), Federal 215 MAG Primers, Winchester brass for testing at range and my hunting loads are reloaded into Winchester Supreme nickel plated cases. Great results at the range-under 1/2" 5 shot groups and same performance on big game here in Alberta.

I have some 180 TSX but have yet to experiment with them. I did reload some 200gr TSX and one powder charge and they grouped very good.

My opinion, stay away from the Ballistic Silvertips CTs, and go with the Accubonds, TSX or the Interbonds.

I was lucky enough to grow up in Colorado elk country and chose to live in Montana. I've taken about 30 bulls with 180 gr Nosler Partitions that chronographed 2995 fps in my .30 Gibbs. Having used Accubonds and TSX's in Africa, I wouldn't hesitate to use either of them on elk, whichever was the most accurate in my rifle.

I used the 180 gr TSX on elk and mule deer - deadly and fast.

Out of the bullets you named off I'd say TSX.

180 TSX and RL-22

My load is 76gr. of RL-22 with 3100fps out of a stock 24in barrel.