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so I put a better scope on my 300 win mag (vortex 2.5x10x44), dialed it in at 200 yards, was shooting 22" low at 400 yards but good group with 180 gr rem corelock. I saw on the hornady site a 165 gr supperformance with far supperior ballistics and energy. At 500yards it was 34" low with 1850 ft/lb. This is my moose gun, has anyone used that bullet?
Is 165 gr too light (even though it's retaining more energy)?
Is there something better I should use?
 
Is the superperformance bullet a sst, i would pass.
What is the superperformane drop at 400 yards?
It's probably better to pick a bullet that can penetrate 3' of moose than one that shoots
1.5" flatter at 400 yards.
Expensive bullets are cheap piece of mind.
 
Take a long look at the best 200 grain bullets and the ballistics offered at long range. If you need a .300 mag. you need heavier bullets too. A .300 Win with 200 grain bullets is quite persuasive.
 
180gr Accubonds, TTSX's or Swift Scirroco's get my vote. For me, I have been using the Accubonds in my 300WM since 2005. Love Them.

What are you dialed in at 100m?? For me, I'm at 3.5" @ 100m, give me if I remember correctly about a 275-300 zero. A couple buddies are set at 1.5 to 2" high...gives them about a 225m zero.
 
I have shot 165 and 180 gr bullets in my 300 Win Mag. Partitions or Ballistic Tips don't deform on feeding or in the pocket, and perform well downrange. No need to get too fancy. A lot of moose have been killed with bullets construct in a way that would today be considered as inappropriate. Such as FMJ and soft nose solid base bullets.

I will caution against solid Barnes X bullets unless the game is very solid. I regret punching a hole through an antelope, thinking I was getting a fast flat bullet. The antelope wasn't much bigger than a German Shepherd dog, and there wasn't enough resistence to open up the bullet. I kept a bloody pebble as a reminder to be more thoughtful.
 
I have a couple of 308 Norma Magnums.
My 180 Partition load leaves the muzzle at just over 3100 fps.
I sight in 3.2" high at 100 yards.
In actual shooting, this puts me down only 25" at 500, an easy hold for
a moose size target.
The 200 grain Partition, started at 3000 is very similar, [down 27" at 500]
and arrives with a bit more energy.
TTSX trajectories are very similar in actual shooting, but expansion becomes "iffy" way out there with monometal bullets.
If you are using Accubonds, they will be slightly flatter over 500.
The 300 Win Mag is so similar, that I would expect near identical results.
Regards, Eagleye.
 
blargon said:
Go get some Federal Vital-Shok (red box), with 180 Nosler Partitions, and hunt away...
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I also assumed the bullets being used are factory so the suggestions must be tempered with what is available in the loaded form. There is little point suggesting what I handload as Hornady does not make that bulet available in their commercial offerings. My choice would be the 180 grain InterLock, while the 180 InterBond is a new option.
 
180 accubonds or interbonds. Havent tried the TTSX's yet though.

Im getting cloverleafs with the interbonds at the moment, but I will probably do a bit more load development.
 
The hornady superformance 165gr ammo in the GMX or Interbond would be fine for Moose. Might be a perfect all around load in fact.

You would have to try them and see if they shoot well in your gun though, some of my rifles like them and some don't, and the ones that don't really don't!!

The Winchester supreme 180gr accubond ammo might be another option for you.
 
I have used 165 gr. nosler partions and more recently the 165 gr. accubonds in my 30-06 for the 32 yrs. Never had a moose argue with one yet.

So yes in my opinion 165 gr. will get the job done, especially in your 300 Win. mag. But if you feel more comfortable with a heavier grain by all means go for it.
 
snood said:
so I put a better scope on my 300 win mag (vortex 2.5x10x44), dialed it in at 200 yards, was shooting 22" low at 400 yards but good group with 180 gr rem corelock. I saw on the hornady site a 165 gr supperformance with far supperior ballistics and energy. At 500yards it was 34" low with 1850 ft/lb. This is my moose gun, has anyone used that bullet?
Is 165 gr too light (even though it's retaining more energy)?
Is there something better I should use?
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A 165 gr bullet is sufficient to kill a moose from a .30/06 or a .300 magnum and the 165 was the bullet weight I preferred when I lived down south. These days bullet construction means more than bullet wight, so search out a bullet that is designed for use on thousand pound game animals. There's plenty of choices including the TSX and TTSX from Barnes, solid shank bonded bullets from Woodleigh, Swift, and Rhino, or conventional bonded bullets from Nosler, Hornady, and Matrix.
 
Barnes MRX if you can find them. A friend of mine stocked up on them at great expense, but gets amazing group and huge exit wounds from his 30-06 even at 400 yards. He also practices like it's his full time job.
 
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rral22 said:
Take a long look at the best 200 grain bullets and the ballistics offered at long range. If you need a .300 mag. you need heavier bullets too. A .300 Win with 200 grain bullets is quite persuasive.
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A .300 mag ends where a .338 begins...............Harold
 
jeff270 said:
Is the superperformance bullet a sst, i would pass.
What is the superperformane drop at 400 yards?
It's probably better to pick a bullet that can penetrate 3' of moose than one that shoots
1.5" flatter at 400 yards.
Expensive bullets are cheap piece of mind.
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that is a good piece of advice. I think they are sst polimer tip. I use them in the muzzleoader. I wonder if i should switch?

Zero is at 200
 
I'm not sure how similar the 300 wm is to the 300wsm? I have a 300wsm, for factory loads i use winchester ballistic silver tip 180 grain. i'm still working with loads for myself. I have found a nice load to shoot but still need some testing. For some reason the loads i've done shoot 2.5 inches lower at 100yrds.
 
I'm currently shooting plain 180gr Winchester Power Points in my 300 wm. There are lots of fancier and more expensive bullets out there, but my rifle loves them, and hunters all over the place have been using this combination for decades to effectively take big game.

If I ever run out, I'll likely switch to the 200gr Sierra Gameking, which is a very good bullet for 30 cal magnums of any variety, and doesn't cost as much as some of the more expensive bullets.
 
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