300wm 180 grain for deer??

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I was thinking about using 150 grain ammo in my 300 wm this fall for white tail and mule deer. A bunch of guys I hunt with are telling me to always be shooting the 180 grain? I was gonna use the 180 for the bigger stuff..moose and elk but why would they tell me to use such a heavy load for deer?
 
I've used 180gr for mulies, white tails and moose for the past 4 years out of a 300 weatherby. Not one animal has gone over 10yards from where it was shot. Then again, it's all about shot placement. Also, 180 will Cary more punch down range then the 150 in your rifle. You might be able to spit out that 150 faster then the 180 but speed isn't everything. You also need that hydrostatic shock as well.
 
when it comes to deer i like the 165 hornady. in my 308 it rocks..even with heavy bullets shot placement is key. the whole hit em with as many grains of lead as possible is just crazy talk..why do you need a fist size hole in the animal anyway..it's not a zombie
 
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Have had two different 300wm's. In both, 180gr was(is) the magic lead. Not only the best combination of speed/trajectory/energy, but also short and long range accuracy. That may be the reason, it's just the best(IMO) choice.
A 180gr Nosler Partition Will put a fist sized exit hole in a deer. Not much in the ribs anyway, or you could try a Hornady Interlock spitzer? I've been shooting the Hornady's for practice, and they shoot very well. Haven't done a bullet test on them yet, but I'm certain they'll perform well. The wife's 3030 using Hornady flatpoint 170gr's held together well shot through waterjugs into a hard snowbank.
 
Don't matter none, just use a bullet that will not blow up at close range, a good premo bullet is in order, cause we all know animals can give some close up shots. Or you could snipe the 1/4 sections of cleared land , and take some long pokes.
Good shot placement a must, or your gonna loose meat
 
the way i look at it is the 06 is the 308 on speed , and the 300 win mag is the 308 on super speed- you get far more in terms of speed, range and punch, but it's still a 180 grain pill- just you can hit from a longer range- i've had a savage 99 in the scabbard since 72 and it's always had 180's in it- it takes everything but the large bears- i'd rather be overgunned than under, and a 150 against a bear/moose/elk whatever is not enough gun, no matter what the speed- same reason as i use 165's in the m14
 
Levi Garrett said:
Don't matter none, just use a bullet that will not blow up at close range, a good premo bullet is in order, cause we all know animals can give some close up shots. Or you could snipe the 1/4 sections of cleared land , and take some long pokes.
Good shot placement a must, or your gonna loose meat
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X2 The deer will never know the difference.

I've used a 300WM exclusively for deer for the last 15ish years. Rule of thumb: Don't shot the deer in the parts that you want to eat.
 
Well, actually just an elbow in the ribs of the velocity freaks....there are those who seem to think 3500 fps is the minimum required to kill anything. Unless everything liquifies for four feet in all directions from the entry wound, it ain't dead.:D
 
cmoney said:
I was thinking about using 150 grain ammo in my 300 wm this fall for white tail and mule deer. A bunch of guys I hunt with are telling me to always be shooting the 180 grain? I was gonna use the 180 for the bigger stuff..moose and elk but why would they tell me to use such a heavy load for deer?
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180gr made for 300WM.In the woods (hunting)that you don't know what game
you will see first!!!.If deers shoot@ the head.Big Griz...the180gr going to help
you to get home to see the Boss.:D
 
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