Your longest shot on game with a 300 Win Mag?

I harvested a bison at an estimated range of 400 yards this past weekend. It was in the middle of an abandoned lease, behind a low berm and we were on the road running parallel to it. It had been a two mile hike through 18" of snow but I had something to lean against. Remington XCR II using a 200g Remington Swift A-Frame.
 
I placed a head shot on a whitetail doe at 287 yards once. Only the head and part neck were visible, the rest of her was in the bush. She had also winded me and was looking straight at me, plus open terrain without much cover, so no chance getting closer or changing position otherwise. Aimed at the snout, but hit her just below the eye line. The ammo was a budget hand-load, that has never let me down yet.
 
My two longest kills are with a 300wm shooting 180gr Partitions. One white tail buck at 430 yards and one Mulie doe at 505 yards. Both measured with laser rangefinder before the shot, calculations made and accounted for, taken from prone using my pack as my front rest. 500 yards is not rocket science, but it does take practice and a good understanding of ballistics(exterior and terminal) as well as wind reading ability. If you have the skill, the proper equipment, and the right conditions a 500 yard shot is nothing.

If the conditions were perfect I would be comfortable out to 700. If they are horrible I limit myself to 300-ish. Know your limits and stay within them.
 
My two longest kills are with a 300wm shooting 180gr Partitions. One white tail buck at 430 yards and one Mulie doe at 505 yards. Both measured with laser rangefinder before the shot, calculations made and accounted for, taken from prone using my pack as my front rest. 500 yards is not rocket science, but it does take practice and a good understanding of ballistics(exterior and terminal) as well as wind reading ability. If you have the skill, the proper equipment, and the right conditions a 500 yard shot is nothing.

If the conditions were perfect I would be comfortable out to 700. If they are horrible I limit myself to 300-ish. Know your limits and stay within them.

I agree with all your comments blueoval, would not want to be taking long rang shots when the wind is howling! My longest successful shot to date was just over 500 yards with a 30-06 using 165 gr. Winchester Power Points on a big bull moose, it was then that I decided to purchase a much better scope. A great scope will really make long range shooting easier and will eliminate a lot of the guess work in the shot, with a range finder of course.
 
will be around 180 meters ... like with the 300 weatherby magnum that was in France on red deer. maximun authorized distance was 300 m anyway ...

In Dubai, it's illegal for people to work outside when the temperature is over 50C. So half the buildings have huge digital thermometers on them, and they're all pinned at 49.9...
 
Well, I killed the second-largest moose I ever got at over 600 yards with a single 130 gr bullet, ........using a 270 Winchester.

You should have no trouble doing so with a 300 magnum.

Ted
 
will be around 180 meters ... like with the 300 weatherby magnum that was in France on red deer. maximun authorized distance was 300 m anyway ...

That's another reason why I would not go back to Europe, way too over regulated and civilized for my liking!

Dogleg: You mentioned that you swapped out the barrel on your Ultra Lightweight and rebarrelled it with a #2 Gaillard . I am wondering, how did it shoot with the barrel it came with?
 
My longest shot, like Why Nots, was with a 270 on a Muley Buck at a lasered 602 yards
Shooting a Remington 700 CDL, 140 grain Accubond chased by 60.5 grains of VV N165. (avg velocity - 3005 fps)

I have shot 3 moose and 1 Elk on the far side of 500 yards, 1 moose was taken with a 7mm STW and the 160 Partition. (3280 fps)

The other 3 animals were all shot with the 308 Norma Magnum and the 180 Partition. (3125 fps)

But, I am convinced, that should I average all shots taken on game over the past 50+ years, it would be about 110 yards.

Regards, Dave.
 
As with my other calibers, my 300 wm seldom has to break the 300 yard shot. In fact most shots are quite often 150 yards or less.
Between stalking and waiting in my area, (for deer and elk) there is no reason to risk long shots.
Catch a yote way out in a field running and its a different story.
270 and 280 are my favorites.
 
That's another reason why I would not go back to Europe, way too over regulated and civilized for my liking!

Dogleg: You mentioned that you swapped out the barrel on your Ultra Lightweight and rebarrelled it with a #2 Gaillard . I am wondering, how did it shoot with the barrel it came with?

for sure i agree ...
 
That's another reason why I would not go back to Europe, way too over regulated and civilized for my liking!

Growing up in the NWT the rule was that if the temperature was a combined -70C (air temp and windchill) then they would close school. During the evil winter of 1993/94 it hit -40C on Boxing Day and didn't get warmer than -35C until the middle of March. The combined temp had been hovering in the high (or is that low?) -60s an dfinally it dipped below -70. School board said "Well, the kids came at -69, they can come at -72".

My kinda place.

And #### windchill. It's for tourists and braggart southern transplants.
 
Growing up in the NWT the rule was that if the temperature was a combined -70C (air temp and windchill) then they would close school. During the evil winter of 1993/94 it hit -40C on Boxing Day and didn't get warmer than -35C until the middle of March. The combined temp had been hovering in the high (or is that low?) -60s an dfinally it dipped below -70. School board said "Well, the kids came at -69, they can come at -72".

My kinda place.

And #### windchill. It's for tourists and braggart southern transplants.

We just had a discussion about windchill around the supper table tonight. That quote just made my day! thanks!
 
I took a 200 yard shot at a whitetail last year from a sitting position. I was aiming for the neck and caught him in the jaw. I have never seen anything die so fast in my whole life, he didn't even twitch when he hit the ground.
 
Nice what cartridge did you use? I sure like the data of the Nosler Trophy Grade ABLR's in 190 Gr. and really hope my new rifle loves them :eek:)

It was likely a 150gr Nolser Partition handload in a PMC or Federal case. Nothing special at all!

That rifle would hold an inch groups at 100yd, and I zeroed for 200 because that was the likely engagement range in the area. So many inches high at 100, on for 200 and so many inches low at 300. I knew enough about the trajectory beyond 300yds that it would make an accurate shot problematic. I seem to recall doing some quick range estimations with the reticle to decide if the deer was average size, and then 'hold on hair' with the desired point of impact about 1/3rd the way up the body. When she dropped I had to quickly get a couple landmarks in the tall grass because she fell and disappeared from view. I shot a compass bearing on the spot and marched on to her, give or take 15m to one side for uphill drift.
 
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That's another reason why I would not go back to Europe, way too over regulated and civilized for my liking!

Dogleg: You mentioned that you swapped out the barrel on your Ultra Lightweight and rebarrelled it with a #2 Gaillard . I am wondering, how did it shoot with the barrel it came with?

It wasn't that great. I had a chance when it was cold so I went on a 150-160 round weekend marathon load work-up using bags of ice to cool the barrel between groups and even between shots. Concluded that life is too short to fight with a junk barrel, so I called up Ted and did the one step program.
 
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