02 September 2001, 15:17
<Dr. John>458 win mag and 300gr barnes X
anyone ever use the Barnes X in the 458 win mag. I am presently loading the 300 grainers to use on whitetail this fall. should be interesting. according to the ballistics this should be quite the 250-300 yard whitetail hunter. anyone have any experience with the 300 grainers? I am looking for any input.
03 September 2001, 05:38
RNSI have shot lots of 300 gr jhp to get a good load for the 300 X for Elk this year, but have not yet tested them. RNS
06 September 2001, 05:32
<scottemckinney>I have shot 300 grain X bullets in my 458 Mag Winchester Model 70. A max charge of H4198 from the Hogdon manual gives me just under 2700 fps. It shoots 3 inch groups at 200 yards. Seems like a good load but I have not tried them on game. I also had to moly coat them to cut down on the copper fouling.