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May your chambers be true to your bores.
[This message has been edited by ultramag (edited 01-27-2002).]
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I HUNT LONG RANGE.AND YES I USE MATCHKING'S.
Well,it's faster yet(grin)................
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I HUNT LONG RANGE.AND YES I USE MATCHKING'S.
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Originally posted by Boyd Heaton:
Ballistic's real close to the 300 Weatherby??????????The Weatherby will not and I mean WILL NOT even begin to pick up the Ultra's jock strap.I've gotten 3465fps safley out of a 26" tube with 178gr A-MAX'S with my ultra.That's like comparing a pinto to a Corvette.
Well!!! Not hardly!
I've safely gotten 3300 out of the 24 in. barrel of my .300 Weatherby Remington 700 with 180 gr. Hornady bullets. Admittedly that's slightly less than what you say you get with the Ultra, but I don't think that Weatherby owners need go into a funk or paw the dirt or anything!
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Originally posted by Boyd Heaton:
3300fps with a 180 out of a 24 inch tube.WOW....I would have to see that to believe it..We can't get that out of a buddy of mine's 30" barrel
i have had this debate with my friends for years. i shoot a 30/8mag or as i call it 300 stw for years and have had 4 different barrels installed on same action.my pet load is a 180 scirrocco at 3285fps ave out of a 26" barrel.a friends factory m70 300 weaterby shoots same velocity no where near the accuracy. i load for many 300 ultra mags. have seen as much as 100 fps faster in factory barrels but not in custom barrels. 10 -15 grains more powder and more kick, and all the elk in the world couldnt tell which gun killed them. i prefer the 300 stw to them all.
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Originally posted by Boyd Heaton:
3300fps with a 180 out of a 24 inch tube.WOW....I would have to see that to believe it..We can't get that out of a buddy of mine's 30" barrel
86 gr. of IMR 7828, Remington brass, Fed. 215 primer. With 180 gr. Sierra bullets produces 3200+ f.p.s. With 180 gr. Hornadies gives 3300. I know my chronograph is not reading high because with other loads from other rifles it gives readings that seem too low to me (i.e., are lower than what I expect from those combinations, based on what is given in loading manuals).
These Hornadies seem to have a tougher jacket, or are perhaps very slightly larger in diameter than corresponding 180 gr. Sierras, Speers, and Noslers.
This load is no problem in my rifle with the Sierra bullets. With the Hornadies it is definitely at the edge, and should be backed off a grain.
My rifle may have a very "fast" barrel. I have no experience loading for or shooting any other .300 Weatherby other than the one I have.